Alcohol dependency prescriptions up three quarters in a decade
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Prescriptions to treat alcohol dependency have risen by 73 per cent in a decade, according to figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC). More than 178,000 prescriptions were issued in 2012, compared to just under 168,000 the previous year and fewer than 103,000 in 2003.
The 2012 figure is the highest number ever recorded by HSCIC, with a net ingredient cost of £2.93 million, says Statistics on alcohol: England, 2013. The report illustrated the impact of alcohol misus...
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