Do the rich really die young?
Social class is a risk factor for alcohol-related mortality in Britain, although it is mediated by age and sex. Alcohol appears to be similar to other psychoactive substances, therefore, in that problem use is linked to social structural factors such as poverty, disadvantage and social class. This suggests that social interventions aimed at reducing poverty and inequality have the potential to reduce current levels of alcohol-related harm among the poorest groups in the community.
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