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Booze Craze of the Scots

by Savitha C Muppala on Mar 20 2011 12:17 PM

Booze Craze of the Scots

It is time the people of Scotland wake up to their drinking habits. Deaths related to alcohol are at an all time high in the country.

The survey by NHS has pointed out that Scots are consuming an additional 1.2 litres of pure alcohol per year.

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