Alcohol Concern in Lambeth Dr Ruth Wallis Director of Public - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Alcohol Concern in Lambeth Dr Ruth Wallis Director of Public Health Lambeth PCT

� Alcohol is a major public health issue in Lambeth. � Current levels of alcohol consumption have a serious adverse impact on health, crime and violence (including domestic violence) � Alcohol needs assessment has informed investment and new services. � Need and potential to do much more to reduce alcohol related harm in Lambeth.

Harmful consequences of alcohol misuse Medical Psychiatric Social Sexual Crime Children Relationships Liver Disease Anxiety Litter High Risk Violent Abuse/Neglect Abuse/Neglect Disorder behaviour Crime Neuropathy Hallucinosis Noise Sexually Drink Increased risk Sexual Transmitted Driving of alcohol dysfunction infections abuse Skin Disease Amnesia Accidents Teenage Theft to Foetal Alcohol Divorce Pregnancy buy Syndrome alcohol Cancers Suicide Unemployment Date-Rape Disorderly School Domestic Behaviour Exclusion violence Pancreatitis Dependency Poor Productivity Ischaemic Heart Depression Homelessness Disease Brain damage Insomnia Links with drug abuse Bone Marrow Suicide Social isolation Suppression & stigmatisation Withdrawal Anti-Social Seizures Behaviour Cardiomyopathy Malnutrition Obesity

Lambeth: Alcohol consumption � 31, 790 (30%) of men drink excessively � 20,717 (19%) of women drink excessively � 52,508 (25%) of people in Lambeth drink excessively. Of these Estimated 10% are dependant drinkers. - About - 15-20 deaths directly attributable to alcohol every year (increase in women)

Alcohol attributable admissions in Lambeth and statistical neighbours by gender 2004-05 England London Lambeth Southwark Hackney Lewisham Haringey 95% confidence intervals . Source: HES data NWPHO

Availability of alcohol in Lambeth Licensed premises (2005) Violent Offences (2004-05) Taken from ‘Violent Crime and the night time economy

Causes of alcohol attributable deaths (Aggregated 2001-2005) Source: PHMF 90 80 70 60 50 Deaths 40 30 20 10 0 Alcoholic liver Stroke Intentional self- Malignancy of Chronic liver Road Pneumonia Malignancy of Fall injuries Malignancy of disease harm oher digestive disease accidents and influenza oesophagus stomach organs