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Scotland, May 27: A recent alcohol abuse figures of Scotland came out as an eye opener against the increasing rate of habitual drinkers. Strong drinks are considered as the main reason for this.

While Nicola Sturgeon, the Health Secretary opined that, “The government is prepared to handle the changing drinking culture in Scotland. A comprehensive strategy will be formulated and will be published before the coming summer. More people in Scotland began to realize the fact that the drinking habit is just a bit too much. The challenge posed by alcohol has increased greater than we had expected.”

According to NHS Health Scotland figures some men are drinking 35 units a week as against the recommended limit of 21 units.

“Consumption of alcohol is not a serious issue but the increasing rate of alcohol misuse is the grave matter of concern. The government should consider this issue seriously and has to chalk out an effective strategy to tackle this. The statistics has changed our view about the extent of alcohol consumption prevailing in Scotland and it also stressed the need for formulating a new strategy to address the issue. As drinks get stronger the quantity of consumption gets increased,” said Sonnda Catto, public health surveys manager at NHS Health Scotland and author of the report.

The review also pointed out that people’s drinking habit was substantially under estimated. The current health guidelines suggest women to avoid more than three or more units of alcohol a day, while men are allowed to drink four or more units a day. Over consumption of alcohol has to be considered seriously before the situation gets out of control.

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