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by Change | 18 Sep 2009

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A number of Scottish constituencies are witnessing alcohol-related deaths many times above the national average, it has been reported.

Many areas of Scotland have a higher rate of alcohol-related deaths than the rest of the UK, it has been reported.

People living in the Shettleston area of Glasgow are dying due to drinking too much at almost six-times the rate of the national average of 14.7 per cent per 100,000 deaths.

Shettleston is closely followed by Maryhill and Greenock and Inverclyde, which clocked in at 420 and 371 per cent of the national average respectively.

Jack Law, chief executive of charity Alcohol Focus Scotland, said: "Although people from across the social spectrum are affected by personal alcohol problems, people in areas of deprivation suffer greater health and social inequalities as a result of problem drinking.

"The lure of discounted alcohol comes at a huge cost to families, communities and services."

People living in disadvantaged areas of Scotland may be more likely to seek addiction advice than those coming from affluent backgrounds, Mr Law added.

Alcohol Focus Scotland heads various projects aimed at changing attitudes towards alcohol so that less of the country's population need to visit a rehab clinic.

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