British Liver Trust calls for alcohol strategy to tackle alcohol harm
Alcohol misuse is when you are drinking in a harmful way, such as drinking over the recommended amount of units or you are dependent on alcohol. Since lockdown, 1 in 5 people in the UK reported they are drinking more frequently, this suggests that around 8.6 million UK adults are drinking more frequently.
The British Liver Trust is calling for the Government to adopt a joined up alcohol strategy to tackle the negative effects of the UK’s drinking culture and save lives. The call comes as the UK’s leading liver health charity saw an increase in calls to its nurse-led helpline during lockdown, both from people with pre-existing alcohol-related liver disease and also those who are worried that lockdown has changed their alcohol habits and they are putting their livers at risk. The charity also saw an increase in the number of alcohol-related threads on its online forum.