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| Minimum alcohol price 'would save 50,000 pensioners' | Minimum alcohol price 'would save 50,000 pensioners' |
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| The deaths of 50,000 pensioners could be avoided over the next decade if minimum alcohol pricing is rolled out in England, according to new research. | The deaths of 50,000 pensioners could be avoided over the next decade if minimum alcohol pricing is rolled out in England, according to new research. |
| The BBC's Panorama programme commissioned the research from statisticians at Sheffield University. | The BBC's Panorama programme commissioned the research from statisticians at Sheffield University. |
| They examined the likely outcomes if Scotland's planned 50p per unit minimum price was applied in England. | They examined the likely outcomes if Scotland's planned 50p per unit minimum price was applied in England. |
| It is estimated that 1.4m older people in Britain are drinking too much, leading to more hospital admissions. | It is estimated that 1.4m older people in Britain are drinking too much, leading to more hospital admissions. |
| Sarah Wadd, Director of Substance Misuse and Aging Research at the University of Bedfordshire, said: "We might be on a cusp of an epidemic of people drinking problematically in old age." | Sarah Wadd, Director of Substance Misuse and Aging Research at the University of Bedfordshire, said: "We might be on a cusp of an epidemic of people drinking problematically in old age." |
| Drinking alone | Drinking alone |
| Scotland will become the first place in the UK to introduce minimum drink pricing and the Coalition government has proposed a minimum price of 40p per unit of alcohol in England and Wales in an effort to "turn the tide" against binge drinking. | Scotland will become the first place in the UK to introduce minimum drink pricing and the Coalition government has proposed a minimum price of 40p per unit of alcohol in England and Wales in an effort to "turn the tide" against binge drinking. |
| The plan is being challenged by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) both at the European Commission and through the Scottish courts. | The plan is being challenged by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) both at the European Commission and through the Scottish courts. |
| In England last year, there were more admissions to hospital of over-65s for alcohol-related injuries and illnesses than in the 16-24 year-old category. | In England last year, there were more admissions to hospital of over-65s for alcohol-related injuries and illnesses than in the 16-24 year-old category. |
| Researchers say roughly one third of older drinkers are thought to first develop their drink problem in later life. | Researchers say roughly one third of older drinkers are thought to first develop their drink problem in later life. |
| Dr Richard Aspinall, a consultant hepatologist at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth, said the amount people drink on their own at home can slowly creep up | Dr Richard Aspinall, a consultant hepatologist at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth, said the amount people drink on their own at home can slowly creep up |
| "We think of a very visible social disorder, consequences of young people binge drinking on a Saturday night in our town centres but what is much more hidden is quiet, below the radar drinking at home." | "We think of a very visible social disorder, consequences of young people binge drinking on a Saturday night in our town centres but what is much more hidden is quiet, below the radar drinking at home." |
| Panorama: Old, Drunk and Disorderly?is on BBC One, Monday 10 September at 20:30 BST or watch online via iPlayer (UK only) at the above link. | Panorama: Old, Drunk and Disorderly?is on BBC One, Monday 10 September at 20:30 BST or watch online via iPlayer (UK only) at the above link. |
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