‘It’s everywhere’ – alcohol’s public face and private harm
Submitted by Edie
- 14 September 2020
The Alcohol Health Alliance UK (AHA) is supporting the Commission on Alcohol Harm: An Inquiry into the Effects of Alcohol on Society.
The Commission was established to examine the current evidence on alcohol harm, recent trends in alcohol harm and the changes needed to reduce the harm caused by alcohol.
The Commission examined the need for a new comprehensive alcohol strategy for England, which takes account of the strategies in place in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and considers UK-wide priorities in areas where policy is not devolved.
The publication is structured around the following headings:
- Harm to those around the drinker
- Harm to society
- Harm to the individual
- Why we need a comprehensive strategy: “Nothing has really changed”