Tighter control on booze reduces hospitalizations: new report

Regions in the country that have tighter control on the sale of alcoholic beverages see lower rates of hospitalization due to over-consumption, according to a report released Thursday by the Canadian Institute for Health Information, an independent non-profit.
The report finds that stronger government control over where and how alcohol is sold is associated with lower alcohol consumption and, in turn, the number of hospitalizations due to alcohol consumption.
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