News (Media Awareness Project) - CN BC: Did You Know |
| Title: | CN BC: Did You Know |
| Published On: | 2009-07-07 |
| Source: | Province, The (CN BC) |
| Fetched On: | 2009-07-07 17:13:11 |
DID YOU KNOW . . .
That Alcohol Kills And Hospitalizes More B.C. Residents Than Drugs?
A Centre for Addictions Research of B.C. report reveals that between
2002 and 2006, there were 4,431 deaths directly caused by alcohol,
and 1,814 caused by illicit drugs. Stays in hospital due to alcohol
use reached 89,065 between 2003 and 2007, an increase of 3.4 per cent
from the previous study period. Stays in hospital due to illicit drug
use jumped 36 per cent to 22,381 visits across B.C.
That Alcohol Kills And Hospitalizes More B.C. Residents Than Drugs?
A Centre for Addictions Research of B.C. report reveals that between
2002 and 2006, there were 4,431 deaths directly caused by alcohol,
and 1,814 caused by illicit drugs. Stays in hospital due to alcohol
use reached 89,065 between 2003 and 2007, an increase of 3.4 per cent
from the previous study period. Stays in hospital due to illicit drug
use jumped 36 per cent to 22,381 visits across B.C.
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