Only 20 per cent of Britons said they had consumed no alcohol in the past 12 months, compared to double that figure in Portugal, Italy and Hungary。
　　A Eurobarometer spokesman added: 'Europe is the region with the highest per capita alcohol consumption in the world, and Britain tops the league for the largest volumes drunk in single sessions.'
　　Home Office figures show crime and disorder caused by binge drinking costs the taxpayer between £8billion and £13billion a year。
　　仅有20%的英国人说他们在过去12个月中滴酒未沾，而在葡萄牙、意大利和匈牙利，这一比例为英国的两倍。
　　欧洲晴雨表调查机构的一名发言人说：“欧洲是全世界人均饮酒量最大的地区，而英国人的单次饮酒量则高居欧洲各国之首。”
　　英国内政部的统计数据显示，由酗酒引起的犯罪和骚乱每年要花费纳税人80亿至130 亿英镑。

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