Millions of Britons causing 'silent harm' through hazardous drinking
About a quarter of adult men – some 5.5 million people – are drinking at increasing or higher risk levels.
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About a quarter of adult men – some 5.5 million people – are drinking at increasing or higher risk levels.
Statistics from the Royal College of Psychiatrists show that 2 million more people are drinking potentially hazardous amounts of alcohol since the beginning of the pandemic.
Millions causing themselves 'silent harm' after consuming more alcohol at home during lockdown, Royal College of Psychiatrists warns
Millions of Britons are causing themselves “silent harm” through hazardous drinking at home, experts have warned, as figures reveal levels of “higher risk” alcohol consumption have soared during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the new figures concern only England, the phenomenon has been seen in all parts of the UK. Eight million people in England are drinking so much wine, beer or spirits that it is harmful to their health, British Office for Health Improvement and Disparities data showed, with a large increase in the numbers drinking at levels considered to be dangerous. Julia Sinclair,...
Socialising and alcohol used to go hand-in-hand but, for many like me, that connection had been severed