By Claire Bates UPDATED: 07:56 EST, 2 December 2011 The North East has seen a 400 per cent increase in the number of hospital admissions for people in their early 30s with alcoholic liver disease (model) Consultants have called on the Government to introduce new curbs on alcohol advertising to protect young people. In an open letter they warned Britain is facing an epidemic of liver disease caused by a binge drinking culture and cheap booze. The North East has been hit particularly hard with figures showing a 400 per cent increase in the number of hospital admissions for people in their early 30s with alcoholic liver disease.
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The North East has seen a 400 per cent increase in the number of hospital admissions for people in their early 30s with alcoholic liver disease
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