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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Tom Eden

Alcohol-related hospital admissions in Scotland down

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Hospital admissions linked to alcohol have fallen by 10% but people from the poorest parts of Scotland are seven times more likely to be affected, new figures show.

There were 35,124 alcohol-related hospital stays in Scottish hospitals during the last financial year, including 2,109 patients who were admitted to psychiatric wards.

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