Alcohol is it killing you
Jun 20, 2014 7:42:02 GMT
Post by Admin on Jun 20, 2014 7:42:02 GMT
Drink-related crime is a fifth higher in Birmingham than the rest of the UK
Alcohol is knocking more than a year off the lives of Birmingham men, according to shock new figures.
Public Health England has revealed that worrying levels of boozing takes almost 14 months off the life span of men in the city and six months for women.
The new figures, released this week, also revealed high numbers of men being admitted to hospital for alcohol-related conditions – almost 2,000 per 100,000 population, much higher than the national average.
Drink-related crime is also about a fifth higher in Birmingham than the rest of the country.
The figures also revealed that children as young as 11 had been referred to specialist drug and alcohol services in the city.
Children aged between 12 and 14 were also referred in Sandwell, Wolverhampton, Solihull and Warwickshire.
Birmingham’s director of public health, Dr Adrian Phillips, has been campaigning for the government to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol.
