31st Aug 10
New figures show regional problem drinking in UK
by Sally Davies
Poeple living in the north of the UK are more likely to die from alcohol related problems. A new study has shown that there are vast differences in the levels of problem drinking in the UK, with over two-thirds of those at the highest risk of suffering death or harm as a result of intoxication living in the northern part of the country.
The data collected during the study by the North West Public Health Observatory also noted that a whopping 16,000 individuals died in England during 2009 due to alcohol-related incidents or harm, and that alcohol-related crime, although evident all around the country, is most prevalent in London.
The problems due to alcohol consumption in the UK are of grave concern, according to Professor Mark Bellis, director of the Observatory. Professor Bellis said that many in the UK turn a blind eye to the massive problems caused by alcohol throughout the country, and that more education and awareness is needed to decrease the societal difficulties resulting from alcohol abuse.
Further information regarding the alcohol problem was retrieved by the Local Alcohol Profiles in England, which reported an eight per cent increase in hospitalisations resulting from alcohol-related conditions, bringing the 2009 total to 606,799. The figures showed that Liverpool was the area which had the largest percentage of alcohol-related admissions, and that if alcohol-related deaths were prevented in Blackpool, men in that region would live an extra two years, on average.
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