Key facts

• In the East Midlands 75% of men and 62% of women report drinking in the last week.
• In 2004 the General Household Survey found that 23% of men and 11% of women in the East Midlands reported binge drinking on at least one day in the previous week.
• There were around 30,000 alcohol-related hospital admissions during 2004/05 in the East Midlands.
• Alcohol is a factor in an estimated 2,000 deaths annually in the East Midlands.
• 40% of prisoners in the East Midlands and 38% of offenders serving community sentences were identified as having alcohol misuse issues related to their offending.
• 46% of victims of domestic violence believe that the offender was under the influence of alcohol.
  
  

Quick links

The alcohol theme pages on the East Midlands Public Health Observatory website provide a wealth of information and statistics.

The Alcohol Know Your Limits website will tell you everything you need to know about staying safe on your next night out. You'll find eye-opening facts, smart tips and plenty of inside knowledge.

The DRINKAWARE website offers all kinds of useful information about alcohol and drinking, from fascinating facts to practical tips, to suit all kinds of people and occasions.

The Down Your Drink website is the revolutionary six week online programme that tells you what you need to know to stay drinking safely.

The How's Your Drink website is designed to help you work out whether you're drinking too much, and if so, what you can do about it.

The Smokefree England website provides you with information about the new legislation and lets you know how you can play an important part in creating a smokefree England.

This East Midlands debate aims to raise awareness of the problems caused by binge drinking and to get people's views on how to address those problems.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please note that the Drink Debate survey is now closed. Thank you for your contributions.

East Midlands Alcohol Network | updated: 18-Jan-2008