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Public Health Scotland Alcohol Policy Briefing
Created: 07/11/2023
News/Events Category: Health and Social CarePublic Health Scotland (PHS) has announced a new policy briefing on alcohol.
Key stats include:
- The number of people dying early is increasing
- The gap in life expectancy between the poorest and the wealthiest is growing
- Alcohol deaths are rising across the UK, and are highest in Scotland. This is despite the estimated number of lives saved by the introduction of minimum unit pricing
- Each week in Scotland, 23 people die because of alcohol
- If current trends continue, life expectancy will be 0.8 years lower by 2050. As a result, healthcare expenditure will need to rise by at least 3% (£209 per person per year) to account for the additional healthcare cost.
The report also outlines policy proposals and the role of PHS.
You can read the briefing here.
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