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Tel: +1 773 702 1537; Fax: +1 773 834 7698; E-mail: hdew@uchicago.edu Received 1 June 2009; Revised 19 August 2009; Accepted 15 September 2009; Published online 4 November 2009.
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Heavy drinkers buy cheaper alcohol
A study of heavy drinkers consuming up to 800 units of alcohol a week found they were buying cheaper drink than most other people.
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