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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

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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Coolers/FABs

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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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