TY - JOUR T1 - Problem drinkers and their problems JF - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners JO - J R Coll Gen Pract SP - 151 LP - 153 VL - 31 IS - 224 AU - I. C. Buchan AU - E. G. Buckley AU - G. L. S. Deacon AU - R. Irvine AU - M. P. Ryan Y1 - 1981/03/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/31/224/151.abstract N2 - From general practice records of 9,763 patients, 106 problem drinkers were compared with a control group. The drinkers had a substantially higher number of problems and they consulted their doctor and attended casualty departments frequently. Social and marital problems were especially prevalent in the families of problem drinkers. ER -