Every tenth Czech believed to have alcohol problem

Every tenth Czech has an alcohol problem, a leading expert on alcoholism warned on Monday. Dr Petr Popov from the General Faculty Hospital in Prague says he has also been recording a rise in the number of alcoholic women and children. For every one man, there are two women undergoing treatment today. With an annual consumption of ten litres per person, Czechs are believed to be among the highest consumers of spirits in Europe.

Author: Dita Asiedu