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In the UK, A study by the Prime Ministers strategy unit estimated the cost of Binge Drinking to the UK at £20 billion a year, chiefly from an estimated 17 million working days lost per year due to hangovers. The cost to the national health service was £1.7 Billion. The study also estimated there wee 22,000 extra premature deaths per year in the UK due to alcohol related problems. 40% of accident & emergency related admissions were alcohol related, with up to 70% being alcohol related between midnight and 5AM.
Alcohol consumption (liters per capita):
	France: 		14.8	
	Ireland: 		13.5 		
	Spain: 		11.7		
	United Kingdom: 	11.2  	
	Austria: 		11.1 	
	Switzerland: 		10.8   	
	Germany: 		10.2 	
	Australia: 		9.8 	
	New Zealand: 	8.9   	
	United States: 	8.3  	
	Canada: 		7.8   	
	Japan: 		7.6 	
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