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Britons knock back £38 billion worth of boozy drinks every year.
9% of British men and 4% of British women are dependent on the sauce.
Alcohol abuse costs the NHS £3.5 billion in an average year…
…but the UK government receives £14.6 billion in duties.
Oh...and in 2012, 300 children under the age of 11 were admitted to A&E for drinking too much.
Total value of the UK drug market = £8 billion.
1/3 of British adults have taken an illegal drug in their lifetime.
There are around 5,000 drug-related deaths in the UK every single year.
But good news! A regulated cannabis market could reduce our deficit by £1.25 billion.
Peace out bro!
Total value of the UK fast food industry = £96.1 billion.
40,000 people die annually from complications related to obesity.
McDonald's contributed £42 million to the UK economy in corporation tax last year. Cheers, Ronald!
However, poor diets and sedentary lifestyles cost the NHS £6 billion annually.
Each year, we cough up £15 billion on tobacco products.
22% of British men and 19% of British women are smokers.
Illnesses related to smoking kill 100,000 Brits annually.
We receive £9.5 billion a year in tobacco duties…
…but smoking costs the NHS £6 billion, on average.
The average household in Britain gambles away £166 in a year.
The UK online gambling market is worth over £2 billion.
567,000 Britons describe themselves as 'problem gamblers'…
…including some of the 300,000 12-15 year olds who regularly gamble on Facebook casino games.
But hey, at least the government gets £1.7 billion in gambling duties.
Total value of the UK porn industry = £3 billion.
Over 3 million families have reported finding their children viewing violent, explicit or pornographic material online.
6% of Brits under the age of 15 have accessed pornographic content on the web.
The provision of HIV treatment costs the NHS up to £750 million per year.
18% of British men have hired a prostitute!
Oh behave, Britain.
You can check out the full infographic here for more dirt on Team GB.
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