Experts warn of lives lost to drink

Experts warn of lives lost to drink: "Health experts have accused the Government of pandering to the drinks industry as they revealed up to 250,000 extra lives could be lost in the next 20 years unless tough restrictions are introduced.
Three leading experts, including Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, past president of the Royal College of Physicians, called for urgent action and warned that current Government plans, which include banning the sale of alcohol below cost price and increasing duty on high-strength beer, were 'inconsequential'.
The liver death rate in the UK is 11.4 per 100,000 people, more than double that of the other countries with similar drinking cultures and genetic backgrounds, such as Australia, Holland, New Zealand, Norway and Sweden."