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As well as the effect that alcohol has on your body, when drinking,
accidents are more likely to happen - sometimes very serious ones
because alcohol affects
co-ordination.
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Around half of all pedestrians aged 16-60 who are killed in road
accidents have more alcohol in their blood stream than the legal
drink-drive limit.
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Around half of all adults admitted to hospital with head injuries
are drunk.
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Nearly half of household fires are linked with people who have
been drinking.
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Where criminal offences (such as damage or violence) take place,
being drunk is no excuse in a court of law - you will still receive
a criminal record.
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About 1,000 young people
aged 15 are admitted to hospital each
year in the U.K. with acute alcohol poisoning. All need emergency
treatment.
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Each
year between 10,000 and 40,000 people die in the U.K. as a result of drinking
alcohol.
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Alcohol impairs driving skills, so never get into a car driven by
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Overdose (drinking far too much) can lead to loss of consciousness
and death. When unconscious, users risk choking on their own vomit.
This can also KILL. |
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Alcohol is a factor in at least 7% of
accidental drownings. |
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