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Drink nightmare of 10-year-olds20 children a week need medical care

Children as young as 10 are being admitted to hospital every year following drink- and drug-fuelled binges.

Up to 20 children a week require medical treatment after drinking alcohol and taking a wide range of drugs; while substance abuse among 15- to 24-year-olds claimed 42 lives last year.

An Irish Independent investigation reveals that the numbers being admitted to hospital have remained largely static since 2005, with experts last night warning that public health prevention programmes did not seem to be working.

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Source: Paul Melia, Irish INdependent, 01/11/2011

Posted by Andy on 11/01 at 10:29 AM in
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