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Dying for a Drink

Panorama uncovers the impact alcohol is having on a younger generation of problem drinkers, and asks whether the government is doing enough to stop us drinking ourselves to death.

Victoria is 35 and critically ill after a decade of heavy drinking. Forty-five-year-old Matthew was so sick from his alcohol abuse he needed a new liver. Brian, at 32, drank so much that he ended up living in a cave. Panorama uncovers the impact alcohol is having on a new and younger generation of problem drinkers, and asks whether the government is doing enough to stop us drinking ourselves to death.

30 minutes

Last on

Sun 7 Aug 2011 20:30

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Role Contributor
Producer Janice Finch
Reporter Richard Bilton
Reporter Richard Bilton
Producer Matthew Mervyn-Jones
Executive Producer Allen Jewhurst

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