Experts warn of an alcohol health crisis ahead
ALARMING statistics show that more than 750,000 hospital admissions were due to alcohol-related harm at the height of the Covid 19 pandemic.
Spike in alcohol harm under lock-down feared
CONTROLS to counter the coronavirus could spark a spike in alcohol-related harm, it is feared. Although UK pubs, clubs and restaurants have been forced to close, off-licences have been deemed ‘essential’ and business is brisk on booze aisles at supermarkets. Home drinking has been on the increase in recent years fuelled by pub closures and […]
Support for high-risk alcoholics ‘crucial’ in Covid battle
DEATH rates among dependent drinkers are predicted to rise if support and treatment services are hit during the Coronavirus crisis.
