JSNA 2009 5.16 Alcohol treatment
Summary
Alcohol misuse is a substantial problem that impacts across our services, which:
• impairs the health and quality of life of our residents
• is associated with crime and anti-social behaviour
• creates pressures on our local health, social care and enforcement systems
• compromises the safety of all road users
• affects our local economy by causing sickness absence from work.
In 2004, the Government published the Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy for England. This was a major milestone: it was the first cross-government statement on the harm caused by alcohol, which included a shared analysis of the problem and the programme of action to respond. Key activities have included:
• better education and communication
• improving health and treatment services
• combating alcohol-related crime and disorder
• working with the alcohol industry.
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