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Nurses are being put on the front line of fighting the growing tide of binge drinking and alcohol related injuries and illnesses in Wales.
They are to counsel patients who return to hospital after a drink-related injury about the dangers.
Experts say trials have shown that one in four of the thousands who drink dangerous amounts of alcohol in Wales can be helped to cut back.
The all-Wales initiative will be launched in Cardiff later on Thursday.
"Every week in Wales, 1,200 hospital admissions are attributed to alcohol," said Health Minister Lesley Griffiths, who will launch the campaign at the Temple of Peace.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-20965289
They are to counsel patients who return to hospital after a drink-related injury about the dangers.
Experts say trials have shown that one in four of the thousands who drink dangerous amounts of alcohol in Wales can be helped to cut back.
The all-Wales initiative will be launched in Cardiff later on Thursday.
"Every week in Wales, 1,200 hospital admissions are attributed to alcohol," said Health Minister Lesley Griffiths, who will launch the campaign at the Temple of Peace.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-20965289
