In Britain, three were hospitalized alcoholics

In Britain, about alcoholism, was hospitalized on a child of three. According to experts, he became the youngest alcoholic in the country, writes The Daily Telegraph.

As it became known to doctors, three-year-old boy from Birmingham, whose name was not called, regularly consumed alcohol within six months. This led to the development of alcohol dependence - without another portion of booze in the child develop symptoms of withdrawal. It is assumed that the liquor he found in the parents.

Local control of the National Health Service (NIH) reported that from 2008 to 2010, his staff had to provide assistance to 13 children under 12 years and 106 adolescents aged 13 to 16 years, suffering from alcohol dependence. Another 74 Britons aged 13 to 16 years received during this period in the emergency department with acute alcohol poisoning.

According to the Action Team on Alcohol Alcohol Concern, the number of juveniles entering the hospital about an overdose of alcohol in 2010 increased by one third. Ambulance Service West Midlands has received this year 1296 calls for such patients, which cost taxpayers nearly 250,000 pounds (more than 400 thousand dollars).

Representatives of the charity Drinkaware reminded that alcohol consumption during childhood and adolescence not only leads to the formation of severe dependence, but also long-term damage to vital organs such as brain, heart and liver.

After reports of a three-year alcoholic member of parliament from the Liberal Democrats Lorili Bert (Lorely Burt) urged the Government to introduce a minimum price for alcoholic drinks to make them less accessible.