Official figures reveal that 1.1 million people in England were admitted to hospital in 2009/10 because of alcohol – a rise of 879 per day compared with five years ago.
Overall there was a 25 per cent increase in the number of people admitted to hospital for reasons caused by drinking, a round-up of existing data showed.
The situation is more severe in some parts of the county than others with 3,114 people being admitted per 100,000 people in Liverpool, compared with 850 per 100,000 on the Isle of Wight.
Last night campaigners blamed the rise of cheap supermarket alcohol for the increase in problem drinking.
Other figures show that 7.6 per cent of drinkers are now considered to be at "high risk" of putting their health in danger, with a rising number of people developing and dying from chronic liver disease.
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