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Patients as young as 20 have died from liver disease caused by excessive drinking in Northern Ireland.
A senior doctor at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, has said excessive drinking at such a young age has serious implications for the future.
Dr Neil McDougall, a liver specialist, has said things have changed significantly in the last five years.
"Two or three patients in their early 20s have died from end stage alcoholic liver disease," he said.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25042304
A senior doctor at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, has said excessive drinking at such a young age has serious implications for the future.
Dr Neil McDougall, a liver specialist, has said things have changed significantly in the last five years.
"Two or three patients in their early 20s have died from end stage alcoholic liver disease," he said.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25042304