Too many people now, especially young people, are drinking to excess and are slowly killing themselves.

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The coroner Keith Wiseman said a culture of drinking to excess had to stop, and recommended that a system of random alcohol testing for crew should be introduced.

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The study, which focused on radio programmes aimed at young people broadcast between December 2007 and February this year, criticised DJs for using terms such as "ruined" and "lashed" and found some 13% of monitored comments encouraged drinking to excess.

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Staying well hydrated is the most effective way to prevent a hangover- drinking plenty of water throughout the day, and avoiding excess amounts of caffeine, especially high octane energy drinks loaded with plenty of caffeine which lead to loss of water from your body.

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