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Children under 12 need A&E treatment for binge drinking every 48 hours

A child under 12 needs emergency hospital treatment every 48 hours because of binge drinking.

Official figures show that 181 young children were admitted to A&E departments last year for alcohol abuse.

The statistics were revealed as doctors called for higher alcohol prices and a ban on advertising to stem the toll of deaths and harm caused by excess drinking.

Concern: One in four underage drinkers consumes 20 units a week

The British Medical Association has demanded that the Government impose a minimum price of 50p per unit of alcohol.

At its annual meeting in Liverpool yesterday, the BMA backed the restrictions, which were recommended by Sir Liam Donaldson, the Chief Medical Officer, earlier this year.

However, the Department of Health rejected the calls, saying such restrictions would unduly impact on the majority of responsible drinkers.

The figures, released in a parliamentary question, show that since 2002, 1,426 children under 12 have been admitted to hospital due to alcohol abuse.

Some 4,441 youngsters aged between 12 and 16 also had to be treated in A&E for alcohol abuse, an increase of 12 per cent in just seven years.

Among 16 to 17-year-olds, there were 7,766 admissions over the same period, a rise of 66 per cent.

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Dr Keith Brent, a paediatrician from Bournemouth, told the BMA he was regularly dealing with drunk children, with an eight-year-old the youngest he has ever treated.

And he warned that teenagers are getting 'tanked up' on 'really cheap cider, cheap vodka and alcopops' bought from supermarkets before going on to drink at pubs and clubs.

Dr Brent also claimed it was 'ludicrous' for the Government to refuse to impose a minimum price for alcohol, with research showing it would add just 23p a week to shopping bills.

It is estimated that introducing minimum pricing would cut hospital admissions by 100,000 every year in England and save more

than £1.37billion over a decade. However, Dr Charles Daniels, from the BMA's GPs' committee, warned doctors against 'nanny state politics'.

Norman Lamb, Liberal Democrat health spokesman, who obtained the figures, said: 'Unless we invest in treatment services, put an end to alcohol being sold at pocket money prices, and start educating children, then these figures are only set to get worse.'

A spokesman for the Department of Health said: 'While there is good evidence alcohol is linked to people drinking more, it is important that any government interventions reduce harm without impacting unduly on the majority of responsible drinkers.'


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