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Originally Posted by rogermevans
so not as big as gap as i first saw but alcohol still out pays it way to thr nhs
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Factor in costs from Alcohol addiction programs, treaments for liver and heart disease, and the costs for security/policing and repairs to A&E when people get ****ed up and start a fight in A&E every Friday and Saturday night (and other nights where there are special occassions). And, yes, it does happen frequently (I have several friends who have worked in A&E and had to work these shifts).
Also, factor in increased costs for policing outside hospitals on these occassions. I realise it's a minority of drinkers that cause problems but they *do* cause problems.
Finally, factor in the cost to industry of millions of people doing sickies because they are hung over.
I suspect you'll find the final cost of Alcohol is a lot higher than £8.3 billion a year.