The Independent report on deaths as a result of alcohol amongst young people:
The alcopops generation are drinking themselves to death, latest figures show.
Drink-related deaths among 15 to 34-year-olds have increased by almost 60 per cent since 1991. The Office for National Statistics (ONS), which published the figures yesterday, said 198 men and 89 women in this age group died from alcohol poisoning or cirrhosis of the liver in 2004.
Overall, deaths from drinking have doubled in the past 13 years to 8,221 in 2004. These do not include road accidents and other injuries caused by alcohol.
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27 March, 2007 at 3:45 am
Andrew, thanks for posting because this definitely increases people’s awareness of alcoholism and its sorry effects. I think deaths can be avoided if alcoholics are sent to alcohol rehabs as early as the onset of addiction. Certainly, something can be done to save lives, both young and old.
–alicia