Alcohol-related liver diseases are sending more Aussies to hospital

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There has been an increase in hospital admissions for alcohol-related liver diseases, such as cirrhosis, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Australian research. The study found that, since 1993, rates of hospitalisation for alcohol-related liver diseases in men increased up to 2005 and then declined, before another uptick starting in 2020. For women, rates increased steadily over the period. The authors say we need strategies targeted at heavy drinkers at risk of developing liver disease.

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conference: Drug and Alcohol Review

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Organisation/s: Curtin University, National Drug Research Institute (NDRI), La Trobe University, Burnet Institute, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), The University of New South Wales, The University of Melbourne, Monash University

Funder: This work was funded by the Australian Research Council via ML’s Future Fellowship FT 210100656 and by funding from the Australian Government under the Drug and Alcohol Program (NDRI core funder) and from Curtin University, Western Australia. J. H. is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Investigator Fellowship.

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