Continue Increasing Taxes on Alcohol. Background  Injuries  Liver diseases  Cancers  Heart diseases  Premature deaths  Poverty  Family and partner.

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Continue Increasing Taxes on Alcohol

Background  Injuries  Liver diseases  Cancers  Heart diseases  Premature deaths  Poverty  Family and partner violence  Poor social acceptance  Violence  Crime  Traffic accidents  Abuse  Loss of work Misuse and abuse of alcohol can lead to:

Did you know? Harmful alcohol use kills 2.5 million people in the world each year.

Did you know? Alcohol is the leading risk factor for disease in the Western Pacific.

Did you know? Alcohol drinking by pregnant mothers is harmful to the health of developing babies.

Alcohol affects our youth! Alcohol use may affect brain development during teenage years.

Fact Almost 1 out of 10 of all deaths for young adults ages are due to alcohol related causes. This amounts to up to 320,000 deaths in this age group.

Alcohol affects our youth! Alcohol use is linked to youth deaths by drowning, suicide and murder.

Why should we increase taxes on alcohol?

Fact! Alcohol consumption is the third largest factor to injury and disease worldwide, almost equal to tobacco.

Increasing alcohol taxes and reduce alcohol related abuse! Research shows that increases in the beer tax can be an effective policy tool in reducing child abuse and abuse of women in the community.

Increasing taxes decreases alcohol consumption! A study found that higher alcohol taxes are associated with reductions in both excessive alcohol consumption and related, subsequent harms.

Fact! Increasing alcohol taxes can increase the overall life and performance of the community. Alcohol consumption contributes to number of life years lost due to illness and disease.

Increasing alcohol taxation can lower liver damage and death A $1 increase in the distilled spirits tax was estimated to lower liver disease death rates by 5-10 percent.

What can I do?  Talk to people that are interested in taking action in your community  Reach out to people in the public health sector or local government to address this concern  Put together a project with a team/working group to help you speak at community meetings and with local government to help increase alcohol taxes

Who can I contact? Jeanie McKenzie NCD Advisor, Tobacco and Alcohol Secretariat of the Pacific Community