Some 3.7 million binge drinkers drank solely to get drunk and some 770,000 caused damage to their health with their alcohol consumption, said the report.
Only 8.2 per cent of alcoholics are in treatment, it said.
Some 4000 minors ended up in emergency rooms after drinking too much in 2022, the report also said.
“Around 104,000 under 18s are binge drinkers,” claimed the report.
“Alcohol consumption in Italy shows a consolidated and concerning situation of an increase in the risks which are spreading like wildfire among the most vulnerable segments of the population: minors, teenagers, women and the elderly,” said Emanuele Scafato, director of the Osservatorio Nazionale Alcol of the ISS.
“It is necessary to promptly intercept all at-risk consumers and assure treatment for those who are damaging their health as well as alcohol addicts.”
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