Alcohol claims the lives of more than 1,300 people each year across Ireland, health chiefs holding a cross-border conference on the problem confirmed.
While the figures relate to deaths caused directly by drink, officials said alcohol has a much wider impact and costs governments in both parts of Ireland billions every year.
Health Ministers Dr James Reilly and Edwin Poots opened the first North-South conference on the issue, with policymakers pledging to work together to tackle the problem.
Source: Steven McCaffery, Irish Examiner, 27/01/2012
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