I agree with Laura's comments here on the topic of binge drinking, especially about the problems with A&E victims. There are people who have liver and kidney diseases caused by excessive drinking that take up organs which could be used to treat a person who has had no history of excessive drinking. These people are missing out because of the resources used up in the NHS and the damage that people cause to their own organs from an excessive intake of alcohol.
Below are a few articles relating to this issue:
(1)http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-487576/Binge-drinking-epidemic-increases-alcohol-related-A-E-admissions-soar.html
(2)http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1196947/Children-12-need-A-E-treatment-binge-drinking-48-hours.html
(3)http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Binge-Drinking-Strains-AE-Teams-Alcohol-To-Blame-For-Many-Emergency-Hospital-Admissions/Article/200908415367255
CHEERS!
image from:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1196947/Children-12-need-A-E-treatment-binge-drinking-48-hours.html
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