ALCOHOL ISSUES

Annual cost of alcohol Alcohol costs the economy £20 billion a year Implicated in up to 40,000 deaths in England & Wales 30,000 hospital admissions for dependence and toxic effects 60% A&E episodes alcohol related (80% at peak times) 1.2 million violent incidents (50% of violent crime) 360,000 domestic violence incidents Up to 1000 suicides

Cost of alcohol….. 39% of deaths in fires 15% of drownings One in seven road deaths Up to 14 work days lost per annum Between 780,000 and 1.3m children affected by parental alcohol problems Marriages affected by alcohol problems twice as likely to end in divorce

Drug Use, Smoking and Drinking among Young People in England in % had drunk in the last week 3% of year 7 and 41% of Year 11 have drunk alcohol in the last week Boys aged years reported drinking on average 11.9 units of alcohol in the last week rising to 13.9 units at 15 years old (8.6/13.1 in 2005) Girls aged years old drank 8.4 units in the last week, rising to 10.9 units at 15 years old (7.9/10.5 in 2005)

Drug Use, Smoking and Drinking among Young People in England in 2006 Alcohol (Sample 8,200, year olds)

Locations Drinkers at home are less likely to get drunk than those outdoors High volume drinks (white ciders and super lagers) more likely to be consumed outdoors = increasing risks

Alcohol & Sex After alcohol 1 in 7 of 16-24yr olds have had unsafe sex: 1 in 5 later regretted having sex 1 in 10 unable to recall having sex the night before 40% of 13/14yr olds said they were ‘drunk or stoned’ when they first had sex

Alcohol & Unsafe Sex 75% of young people use contraception (condoms) when sober 59% use condoms when ‘moderately intoxicated’ 13% use contraception when ‘strongly intoxicated’

How much is a unit? One unit is considered to be 8g of pure alcohol This is calculated by multiplying the volume of the drink (ml) by its ABV (alcohol by volume) and dividing this figure by 1000

Calculating units 1 Stella Artois 586ml 8% alcohol 2 Lge glass of Shiraz 14% 3 Ltr bottle White Lightening 8% 4 750ml bottle Chardonnay 5 750ml bottle 40%