Alcohol to claim 63,000 lives over next five years, experts warn

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Alcohol to claim 63,000 lives over next five years, experts warn
July 24, 2017 by Amy Huxtable


Alcohol consumption will cause 63,000 deaths in England over the next five years – the equivalent of 35 deaths a day – according to a new report from the University of Sheffield Alcohol Research Group.

The report, published by the Foundation for Liver Research, found the majority of these deaths will be due to alcoholic liver disease (22,500) and cancer (32,500).

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-07-alcohol-years-experts.html

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Alcohol to claim 63,000 lives over next five years, experts warn
July 24, 2017 by Amy Huxtable


Alcohol consumption will cause 63,000 deaths in England over the next five years – the equivalent of 35 deaths a day – according to a new report from the University of Sheffield Alcohol Research Group.

The report, published by the Foundation for Liver Research, found the majority of these deaths will be due to alcoholic liver disease (22,500) and cancer (32,500).

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-07-alcohol-years-experts.html

Shouldn't that be excessive consumption of alcohol ?