EASL calls on UK to tackle alcohol consumption problem through implementation of minimum pricing

(European Association for the Study of the Liver) EASL urges UK government to press ahead with proposed implementation of the minimum unit pricing of alcohol. EASL's most publication The burden of liver disease in Europe: a review of available epidemiological data highlights the fact that alcohol consumption is one the leading causes of cirrhosis in Europe. Alcohol is the main cause of liver disease, including liver cirrhosis, and there is a clear correlation between an increase in alcohol-related cirrhosis and increases in alcohol consumption.
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