The NHS recommends that men should not regularly exceed three to four units per day; and women should not regularly exceed two to three units per day. A regular strength pint contains 2-3 units, a small glass of wine is 1.5 units, and a single measure of spirits contains 1 unit. The cost of alcohol-related harm to the NHS is estimated to be 2.7 billion a year.
REFERENCE The Herald's reports last week on Plymouth's 'drink until you drop culture', 735 criminal offences connected to the so- called evening and night-time economy in five areas of the city during a 22-week period, coupled with 799 people admitted to Derriford Hospital with alcohol-related illnesses during an 11- month period, must be regarded as cause for serious concern. I want to applaud The Herald for keeping Plymouth's massive booze problem at the forefront. The direct cause of alcohol-related criminal offending and illness is alcohol. It is of little or no use to apply the term 'excessive drinking' if one does not understand the nature of addiction.
* UK alcohol industry spends approximately GBP 800 million each year on advertising. * It is related to more than 60 medical conditions, costs the NHS millions of pounds every year.
Q: Why is it the messages surrounding alcohol and liver disease don't seem to be getting through to women? A: There's still a lot of work to do to help both women and men understand more about their own drinking, and how they can enjoy alcohol without endangering their health. Surveys suggest that while most of us are aware that there are recommended daily and weekly maximum amounts of alcohol, many of us don't know what these are, and don't know how they relate to our own drinking.
The NHS recommends that men should not regularly exceed three to four units a day; and women should not regularly exceed two to three units a day. A regular strength pint contains 2-3 units, a small glass of wine is 1.5 units, and a single measure of spirits contains one unit. In Gloucestershire, as many as one in four of us drink at levels that exceed the recommended safe number of units a week. The cost of alcohol-related harm to the NHS is estimated to be Pounds 2.7 billion a year.
DERRIFORD Hospital is seeing about 150 new Plymouth patients with cirrhosis of the liver every year, according to specialists. Hepatology consultant Dr Jonathan Mitchell said the number of cases was increasing and about 60 per cent were linked to alcohol.
Groups of teenagers hanging around drinking alcohol will be a familiar sight in many Hull communities. But a new report has today revealed levels of alcohol consumption among the young that will make shocking reading for many parents.
Say binge drinking and most people will think of teenagers and 20- something revellers downing alcopops and pints before collapsing outside a bar or club. Department of Health guidelines define a binge as eight units for a man, six for a woman, in one session.
* one unit is half a pint of standard strength lager, a single measure of vodka or a standard pub measure of wine. * Women are advised to drink no more than 14 units a week, or two to three units a day.
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