Stats uncovered by the Liberal Democrats show that hospital admissions due to alcohol related illnesses related reached almost 1m in 2008-2009, a colossal increase of 47% higher from 04/05. And the figures don’t even include  injuries caused by alcohol. The North East of England was the highest riser at 55% where our own hair alcohol testing stats show that 39% of samples are positive to a consumption of more than 7.5 unit per day versus a UK average of 35%.