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[size=+1]Alcohol cheaper than water in New Zealand[/size]
Alcohol has become cheaper than bottled water in New Zealand, with researchers warning there could be major implications for public health.
Published: 7:00AM BST 15 Oct 2010
Otago University researchers found that wine cost as little as 62 cents (29p) [US47¢] per standard drink, compared to 67 cents (31p) [US51¢] for 250ml of bottled water.
The study, published in the New Zealand Medical Journal, also found the relative price of alcohol had plummeted over the past decade as average wages increased.
"Our analysis suggests alcohol is now probably the cheapest recreational drug in New Zealand and has become increasingly affordable, at the same time as concern about binge drinking culture has grown," associate professor Nick Wilson said.
"International scientific evidence strongly indicates that cheap alcohol is a factor in promoting binge drinking by young people, and in increasing the overall size of the health and social harm from alcohol misuse."
Full article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...lcohol-cheaper-than-water-in-New-Zealand.html
Alcohol has become cheaper than bottled water in New Zealand, with researchers warning there could be major implications for public health.
Published: 7:00AM BST 15 Oct 2010
Otago University researchers found that wine cost as little as 62 cents (29p) [US47¢] per standard drink, compared to 67 cents (31p) [US51¢] for 250ml of bottled water.
The study, published in the New Zealand Medical Journal, also found the relative price of alcohol had plummeted over the past decade as average wages increased.
"Our analysis suggests alcohol is now probably the cheapest recreational drug in New Zealand and has become increasingly affordable, at the same time as concern about binge drinking culture has grown," associate professor Nick Wilson said.
"International scientific evidence strongly indicates that cheap alcohol is a factor in promoting binge drinking by young people, and in increasing the overall size of the health and social harm from alcohol misuse."
Full article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...lcohol-cheaper-than-water-in-New-Zealand.html