8 drinks a day is average Briton's holiday alcohol consumption
A Know Your Limits survey has revealed 27% of holidaymakers drank three times or more than usual whilst away this summer, equating to 80 drinks over the course of the average holiday, or well over 200 units of alcohol. But 70% of the 3,500 adults that partook in survey said they planned to make September the 'new January' by cutting back. See BBC and News Rage UK reports for more.
Tackling alcohol related disorder: alcohol summit & local price probe
The BBC have reported that a summit to discuss ways of addressing alcohol-related disorder in Aberdeen has been agreed by the local licensing board. Local councillor Bill Cormie said he wanted the police and health authorities, the licenced trade and the community to discuss the problems to help determine whether a 'culture change' or an excess of licensed premises was responsible.
Authorities in Swindon will be organising extra patrols to gather evidence to check for a link between cheap offers and anti-social behaviour. The move comes following indications that rises in anti-social behaviour may be linked to 'irresponsible' drinks promotions that have increased since the recession, the BBC reports.
Alcohol survey for social workers
Alcohol Concern are carrying out a survey of social work professionals in order to better understand the effects of parental alcohol misuse on children, as part of their research for Alcohol Awareness Week 2009.
Estimated 30% of children live with at least one binge-drinking parent
Action on Addiction have generated estimates from secondary analysis of 5 household surveys that shows a large number of children live with parents who drink excessively, use drugs, have mental health problems or some combination of the three. The estimates found that approximately 30% of children under-16 years (3.4 - 3.5 million) in the UK lived with at least one binge-drinking parent.
See the Alcohol Concern's Supporting children affected by parental alcohol misuse: a toolkit for guidance.
Stella Project summer newsletter
The Stella Project, which promotes good practice and supports direct service providers across the drug, alcohol and domestic violence sectors in Greater London, has released the Stella Project Quarterly Newsletter Issue 3, 2009 (pdf)
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