New report highlights scale of public harm caused by alcohol in England

A comprehensive review of the evidence on alcohol harm and its impact in England has been published by the government.

The Public Health England report has been published in The Lancet and sheds light on the considerable health, social and economic impact that alcohol abuse can have, as well as detailing the effectiveness of actions in reducing its harms.

Between 1980 and 2008, a 42 percent increase in the sale of alcohol was seen, with more than one million hospital admissions relating to alcohol annually, despite recent progress in reducing the rate of consumption.

The annual cost associated with health, social and economic alcohol-related harm is calculated as being between 1.3 percent and 2.7 percent of annual GDP, while alcohol-related deaths affect predominantly young and middle-aged people.

It was also indicated that reducing the affordability of alcohol can be considered the most cost-effective way of reducing alcohol harm.

Professor Kevin Fenton, national director of health and wellbeing at Public Health England, said: "This evidence review will help local and national government and public services like the police and NHS to develop policies designed to reduce the harmful effects of alcohol."

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