Research out of the UK revealed that the consequences of drinking could be worse for people from poorer communities, despite consuming the same amount as people from wealthier communities.

Alcohol related ill health seems to be more prominent among people from deprived areas and UK scientists think they have a reason why.

According to scientists the ill health is not so much to do with drinking alcohol alone but with combining alcohol consumption with other bad lifestyle choices such as a bad diet, being overweight, failure to exercise and smoking.

Researchers found that 66.9  per cent of drinkers at an increased risk of ill health lived in non-deprived areas had at least one other health risk behaviour as compared to 83.2 per cent of those living in deprived communities.

Researchers say that harms from alcohol consumption should not be viewed in isolation.

Source: http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2016/02/why-drinking-is-worse-for-you-if-you-are-poor/