Citation
(2012), "Alcohol", Drugs and Alcohol Today, Vol. 12 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/dat.2012.54412baa.003
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2012, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Alcohol
Article Type: Round up From: Drugs and Alcohol Today, Volume 12, Issue 2
Alcohol-related deaths in the United Kingdom, 2010
This Office for National Statistics annual bulletin presents alcohol-related death figures and age-standardised rates for the UK, England, Wales, and regions of England for 2010 and in 2010, there were 8,790 alcohol-related deaths in the UK, 126 more than in 2009 (8,664) Office for National Statistics, UK. www.ons.gov.uk/ons/dcp171778_254061.pdf
Alcohol attributable hospital admissions
The South West Public Health Observatory has published a series of reports analysing alcohol attributable hospital admissions in top tier local authority areas across the region South West Public Health Observatory, UK. www.swpho.nhs.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=93250
A framework for reducing alcohol and drug related harm in Northern Ireland
This document from the Northern Ireland Department for Health, Social services and Public Safety sets the policy direction for reducing the harm related to alcohol and drug misuse across Northern Ireland for the period October 2011-October 2016. www.drugsandalcohol.ie/16824/1/new_strategic_direction_for_alcohol_and_drugs_phase_2__2011-2016_.pdf
Everyone’s problem
A report from Alcohol Concern – Cymru that challenges the idea that alcohol problems can simply be blamed on a small group of so-called “problem drinkers”. It calls for an end to the stigma around admitting a drink problem and seeking treatment for it, and urges the Welsh Government to invest in the future of Wales’ local alcohol treatment services. www.alcoholconcern.org.uk/alcohol-concern-in-action/projects/alcohol-concern-cymru/news/why-a-drink-problem-is-everyones-problem