Exclusive: Firms claim to support responsible drinking,yet data shows those who consume at risky or harmful levels account for 60% of sales in EnglandThe alcohol industry makes most of its money – an estimated £23.7bn in sales in England alone – from people whose drinking is destroying or risking their health, say experts who accuse the industry of irresponsible pricing and marketing.
While the industry points to the fact that most people in the country are moderate drinkers, and 60% of alcohol sales are either to those who are risking their health,or those – labelled harmful drinkers – who are doing themselves potentially deadly damage, figures seen by the Guardian show.
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Source: theguardian.com