The cost of drink....

Today a Llandudno teenager has been sentenced for an attack on a security guard at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd. His defence was that he "had a difficult life, sometimes took drugs, and had drunk a large amount of alcohol.

"The last thing he remembers is being on a bench on the promenade," said his solicitor."The next thing he remembers is being in the police cell at St Asaph. He was clearly very drunk and he is appalled by his behaviour,"

Hmmm... I doubt it. In fact, A & E staff at hospitals increasingly find themselves in the front line treating drunks and drug abusers. Perhaps it's time to limit treatment to those who actually want it and are in a reasonable frame of mind....