1. “Sambuca makes me argue” The pleasures and perils of our national alcohol habit Andrew Misell Alcohol Concern Cymru

2. What is Alcohol Concern? “Alcohol Concern is a small charity working in England and Wales, trying to change the conversations and attitudes people have about alcohol.”

3. Why I am here?

4. It all started in the 7th century... “Gwŷr a aeth Gatraeth oedd ffraeth eu llu, Glasfedd eu hancwyn a gwenwyn fu.” Y Gododdin

5. Or possibly slightly earlier... “And he drank of the wine, and was drunk; and he was uncovered within his tent.” Genesis 9:21

6. How much are we drinking? Welsh Government Data: 42% of us say we drink more than the guidelines 26% say we’ve drunk more than twice the daily guidelines (binge drinking)

7. But, funnily enough, we tend to underestimate.... The difference between drinking survey data and actual sales data in the UK is 225 million litres of pure alcohol per year

8. Or 90 Olympic swimming pools...

9. In simpler terms... 1 bottle of wine or 4 pints of beer, per adult per week

10. According to a survey... 200,000 people in the UK come to work with a hangover each day

11. Presenteeism

12. Even more seriously... Around 1,000 hospital admissions each week in Wales are related to alcohol And around 1,500 deaths each year: 1 in 20 of all deaths

13. Why do we drink?

14. “Every day, everywhere customers and consumers can rely on Diageo to help them celebrate life”.

15. Where are we drinking? 50% of drinkers in Wales drink only at home

16. Where are we drinking? “You can relax more at home. You don’t have to wait at the bar to be served; you can just go and get yourself a drink. You sit down and you are pretty much there for the rest of the night.” 46% of drinkers in Wales say they drink at home because it’s cheaper

17. Where are we drinking?

18. Who’s drinking? 2013 Welsh Health Survey: adults in managerial and professional households report higher alcohol consumption than those in routine and manual households Statistics on Alcohol: England, 2013: managerial or professional householders were considerably more likely than those in routine and manual occupations to have had an alcoholic drink in the last 7 days

19. Who’s drinking?

20. What makes a problem drink?

22. Can we manage without it?

23. Diolch am wrando 029 20226746 acwales@alcoholconcern.org.uk www.alcoholconcern.org.uk @accymru