‘Alcohol abuse ‘costing NI £700m each year’

‘Alcohol abuse ‘costing NI £700m each year’
An independent report has said excessive drinking costs the public purse in Northern Ireland almost £700m a year. The figures were worked out by a team of consultants commissioned by the Department of Health.
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Letters: Health policy
Andrew Grice’s report “Don’t let the NHS escape pain of cuts, Tories say” (7 July) reflects the long-held desire of Tories to privatise the NHS.
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Lindsay Lohan cries at sentencing, gets 90 days in jail, rehab
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. — Lindsay Lohan was sentenced Tuesday to 90 days in jail and 90 days in a residential substance-abuse program for violating her probation stemming from two separate 2007 cases of driving under the influence of cocaine and alcohol. She is to surrender and begin her jail sentence July 20. Rehab will follow.
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