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by Change | 29 Dec 2009

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Alcohol addiction clinics are reporting a rise in the number of female patients, it has been reported.

Increasing numbers of females are looking for alcohol addiction help during the festive season, with clinics in Britain having reported a 200 per cent rise in admissions in December.

This is compared to the same month last year, with alcohol addiction doctors warning that using alcohol as a means to cope with financial problems can put an individual at risk, the Evening Standard reports.

A recent report from the Office for National Statistics showed that almost double the number of women are dying from alcohol-related diseases as they were two decades ago.

London's Capio Nightingale Hospital, a specialist alcohol addiction clinic, has reported a ten per cent increase in the number of female admissions this month.

Lead addictions therapist Raymond Dixon told the newspaper: "There are many contributing factors to alcohol abuse but the economic crisis has inevitably played a part."

Warning signs of drink problems include waking up sweating and shaking, drinking every day and having difficulty controlling what you drink.

People should also be aware that there is a difference between alcohol abuse and alcoholism, with the former not involving any physical dependence.

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