Increased treatment rates of alcohol dependence can save almost 12,000 lives
Thousands of Europeans die from alcohol dependence every year because they are not treated for their disease. Less than 10 per cent of patients with alcohol dependence in the EU currently receive treatment, and every year the disease is responsible for the deaths of about 120,000 Europeans between 15 and 64 years. If treatment rates were extended to 40 per cent of patients, it is estimated that the lives of 11,700 patients could be saved each year. The benefits of increased treatment rates of alcohol dependence in the EU are described in a new study, which is published in the February