Around one million people in Austria consume too much alcohol. The initiative "Alkohol ohne Schatten" (Alcohol without Shadows) criticises that the extensive medical treatment is not enough rewarded.
Michael Musalek, medical head of the Anton Proksch Institute and founder of the initiative said: "Alcohol is part of our society. Therfore, we have to learn how to deal with it correctly. We need consciousness raising and education.
"The starting age is between eleven and thirteen years. The earlier the disease is recognized the better is the prognosis", Mr Musalek went on.
Johannes Steinhart, head of the resident doctors in the Austrian Medical Association, emphasised the significance of the problem: "Around 340,000 Austrians are alcoholics; 760,000 people drink amounts of alcohol that are not healthy any more. The direct costs are 375 million Euros per year.
Read more: One million Austrians have a drink problem - Panorama News - Austrian Times Online News - English Newspaper
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