UK - 10 radical solutions to binge drinking

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By Tom de Castella

21 February 2012 Last updated at 11:44

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Pressure to address the UK's binge drinking grows ever stronger, with a number of radical solutions being put forward to try to help people cut down.

David Cameron last week called binge drinking a "scandal" that costs the NHS £2.7bn a year. He pledged to introduce drunk tanks and booze buses, and there are plans for a minimum price for alcohol.

So what are the most radical solutions to the problem?
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"To buy a bottle of wine in Sweden, it's necessary to visit one of the country's network of Systembolaget shops, which close on Saturday afternoons and do not open on Sundays. The approach prevents impulse buys in the supermarket and the products are displayed in an atmosphere more akin to a chemist's than an off-licence. The Swedish model is based on the idea that by keeping control of price and availability, alcohol consumption is reduced."

Sweden has a higher drinking rate then the UK, so how does this systembolaget reduce alcohol consumption? People in Sweden usually drive to Denmark and Germany to get alcohol cheaper and drive home with it.
 
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