An increasing number of under-18s are receiving treatment for alcohol-related diseases, according to figures from strategic health authorities.
Over the past nine years, the number of cases of young people receiving treatment has risen from 6,667 in 1997-98 to 8,894 in 2005-06.
The North West Strategic Health Authority has seen some of the biggest increases in the number of under-18s who have seen a doctor for alcohol-related diseases. In Cheshire and Merseyside, the figure rose from 593 in 2004-05 to 742 in 2005-06. Greater Manchester saw an increase from 451 in 1997-08 to 737 in 2005-06, while Cumbria and Lancashire saw an increase from 389 in 1997-08 to 538 in 2005-06.
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