Is it time to tackle Britain’s alcohol problem? | Letters

‘When, in the absence of labelling, bar staff were quizzed, they provided vague estimates and mild annoyance when asked to provide accurate information,’ writes Austen Lynch of a visit to the West Country.Your article (Doctors warn of soaring UK alcohol deaths, 24 July) did not refer to an important element in the question of “soaring alcohol deaths” – alcoholism.The medical profession is remarkably ill-informed about alcoholism, and very few hospital and GP doctors