Making alcohol everybody’s business Rosanna O’Connor, Public Health England.

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Making alcohol everybody’s business Rosanna O’Connor, Public Health England

Transcript of Making alcohol everybody’s business Rosanna O’Connor, Public Health England.

Making alcohol everybody’s business

Rosanna O’Connor, Public Health England

NO ORDINARY COMMODITY

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Current levels of consumption come at a significant cost to:

• To individuals

• To others

• To society

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The annual costs of alcohol are huge

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Alcohol misuse harms communities

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Alcohol misuse damages health

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Liver disease deaths in England

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Annual Alcohol Consumption per UK Resident 1900-2010

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Sources:1. HM Revenue and Customs clearance data2. British Beer and Pub Association

3. Office for National Statistics mid-year population estimates

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More consumption, more harm

Alcohol harm to 15-16 year olds

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Affordability, availability drive consumption

What works: policy options, evidence from World Health Org

Consumption focus: • Pricing• Treatment • Screening & advice• Legal drinking age

(if enforced) • Marketing controls • Availability controls

*-*** increasingly effective

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Harm focus:• Drink driving laws • Server liability • No sale to intoxicated

(if enforced)

Source: Babor et al Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity, 2nd Ed, 2010

Alcohol is everybody’s business. We all need to focus on:

• Creating environments that support lower-risk drinking

• Lowering consumption in those drinking at risk

• Intervening with those experiencing alcohol-related harm

• Reducing dependency and improving recovery

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Having the conversation locally

How alcohol interventions can help to:• Reduce health inequalities• Reduce premature deaths• Improve health and wellbeing• Reduce avoidable attendances at A&E• Reduce alcohol-related hospital admissions• Reduce anti-social behaviour• Reduce crime• Support ‘Troubled Families’• Reduce incidents of domestic violence• Reduce the harm caused to children• Reduce barriers to employment• Support individuals to maintain their housing• Create a diverse night time economy

And so the big ask………….High expectations of:

• PHE leadership

• Government

• NHS England

• Local authorities

• Industry

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