338,000 admitted to hospital as a result of alcohol in 2017/18
According to new figures from NHS Digital show there were 338,000 admissions to hospital In 2017/18 where the main cause was to drinking alcohol. The figures are 15% higher than a decade ago. Alcohol related admissions still account for a similar percentage of overall hospital admissions (2.1% in 2017/18, 2.1% in 2016/17 and 2.3% in…