Europeans are the heaviest drinkers in the world, consuming two-and-a-half times the average seen on the rest of the globe, according to a landmark report sponsored by the European Commission.
The survey by the London-based Institute of Alcohol Studies maps EU alcohol consumption and the scale of related social and economic costs in a study that is not for the faint-hearted.
It blames alcohol for 7.4 percent of health problems and early deaths across the EU, making it the third wo...
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