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Glasgow A&Es see 1300 child drink and drug cases

MORE than 1300 children were taken to hospital in Scotland's biggest city over a three-year period as emergency cases because of drugs and alcohol.

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MATT COYLE

Data obtained through a Freedom of Information request showed 1339 children aged 15 or under were admitted to A&E for drug and alcohol abuse in Glasgow from 2008-2011.

But numbers are actually dropping dramatically. A total of 365 underage drinkers in Glasgow were admitted to A&E in 2008. However that number fell to 242 in the last year.