Shocking new figures from the Department for Health show that hundreds of children are being rushed to hospital every month with alcohol poisoning, In total nearly 4,000 children were taken to A&E last year (52 of those were under the age of 11)Sarah Wollaston, chair of the Commons health select committee, warned: “It is a grave risk to young people’s health.”
In total, 3,748 under-18s were admitted to hospital with alcohol poisoning during 2012-13 (more than 300 a month). this has sparked fears of a sharp rise in binge drinking.
Among adults, there were almost 82,500 cases of alcohol poisoning in hospitals last year.
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