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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ella Pickover

Drinkers in need of emergency care ‘have higher chance of dying within 20 years’

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People who end up in A&E due to alcohol-related issues should receive targeted support, academics have said, after a new study found that these patients are more likely to die in the next 20 years compared to others who seek emergency care.

The new study found that people who visit emergency departments with alcohol-related diseases or conditions are more likely to make return visits and to die in the following two decades compared to those who end up in emergency departments for other reasons.

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