The Centre For Social Justice - Alcohol abuse increases pressure on hospitals, warns CSJ

23 Jan 2015 03:11 PM

The number of alcohol-related hospital admissions have risen to more than 1.2 million a year, new figures reveal.

Admissions in England rose by more than 5 per cent over the space of two years, according to analysis carried out by the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ).

The influential think-tank said the figures show alcohol abuse is an increasing burden on society and public services – and called for a new ‘treatment tax’ to be levied on off-licence sales to fund rehab.

Data shows the number of admissions rose from 1,168,266 in 2010/11 to 1,232,464 in 2012/13, the latest statistics from the Department for Health highlight.

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