Alcohol abuse and the burden on the NHS--time for action.
Alcohol misuse is a major drain on the resources of the NHS. Strategies that are adequately resourced are urgently needed to be able to cope with the burden of alcohol-related illness.
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Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Liverpool. munirp@liv.ac.uk
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006285:Health Planning; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology