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A new alcohol strategy

A new alcohol strategy

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Deaths from alcohol harm have reached record highs. Following the Covid-19 pandemic, alcohol-specific deaths in the UK skyrocketed.

The most recent ONS figures reveal there were 10,473 deaths from alcohol-specific causes registered in the UK in 2023 -- a staggering 42% increase since 2019.

It doesn’t have to be this way. This harm is entirely preventable. 

Despite the rising levels of alcohol harm, the strain this puts on our NHS and the huge economic loss to our society, our government does not have a plan to fix this and hasn’t had one for more than a decade.

The ...

Deaths from alcohol harm have reached record highs. Following the Covid-19 pandemic, alcohol-specific deaths in the UK skyrocketed.

The most recent ONS figures reveal there were 10,473 deaths from alcohol-specific causes registered in the UK in 2023 -- a staggering 42% increase since 2019.

It doesn’t have to be this way. This harm is entirely preventable. 

Despite the rising levels of alcohol harm, the strain this puts on our NHS and the huge economic loss to our society, our government does not have a plan to fix this and hasn’t had one for more than a decade.

The NHS 10-year plan was a once-in-a-generation opportunity to address the issue, but it fell far short of what is needed. The proposals on labelling is a step in the right direction to provide greater transparency and information for consumers, but it will not address the levels of harm on it's own. 

We need a comprehensive, evidence-based strategy, free from the influence of the alcohol industry. 

There is a wealth of evidence showing that addressing the affordability, marketing and availability of alcohol is the most cost-effective way to save lives and protect public health. 

The evidence for change is there, and so is the public support. We just need the political leadership to match.  

Ask your MP to commit to action on alcohol harm, with a new alcohol strategy. 

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