One fifth of the population tends to drink too much on a regular basis, according to new figures published by the Federal Health Office. The results are based on interviews with 11,000 Swiss aged 15 and over.
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The survey is part of wide ranging monitoring of the nation’s consumption of addictive substances, under a system set up by the health office in January 2011. (rts.ch/swissinfo.ch)
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