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Lawyers, doctors, accountants and other professional men are also consuming above average amounts of alcohol 20 units a week according to figures from the Office of National Statistics ONS in UK.

According to the ONS reports, 8216;smoking and Drinking Among Adults 20068217; and 8216;Drinking: Adults Behaviour and Knowledge 20078217;, almost a quarter of Britain8217;s 42 million adults exceed the weekly alcohol limits.

The ONS report, quoted by The Independent daily today, said that about 10 million people in UK across all social classes are drinking beyond the recommended weekly limit.

8220;Over the last 20 years middle-class families particularly have moved alcohol from the fringe of their lives to the centre of it. Because it so available they are drinking almost on a daily basis,8221; Frank Soodeen, of Alcohol Concern, was quoted as saying by the British daily.

The ONS said it had earlier underestimated the amount of alcohol people were consuming, with the real amount up by 32 per cent. It also showed that four in 10 men and a third of women exceeded the daily limits at least once a week.