You Don't Stop Being British Just Because You're Old

“More than half a million people have been hospitalised in the past three years because of drink or drugs, with those in their 40s behind a surge in cases that is putting a strain on the NHS, official figures reveal. A total of 533,302 people in England have been admitted to hospital as an emergency since 2010 with serious health problems related to their consumption of alcohol or illicit substances. The vast majority were admissions for conditions specifically related to alcohol abuse, such as liver problems. Of those, 60,738 were aged 40 to 44 and another 60,083 were 45 to 49 — together, more than a fifth of the total. Some were admitted a number of times between 2010 and 2013.”
 — Let’s hear it for those Britons who will not let something as simple “advancing years” keep them from drinking down everything life has to offer. It’s a testament to the human spirit.