Alcohol consumption can increase the risk of common health problems and causes some specific diseases. Recent case law suggests that lifestyle factors can be taken into account when considering compensation. If ever liability were to attach to the sale and supply of alcohol, the data provided in this report would help quantify the financial exposure. There remain many uncertainties about dose response relationships.
Evidence from:
NHS Lifestyle statistics report.
“Statistics on Alcohol: England, 2006.”
The Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy for England estimates that up to 22,000 premature deaths per year are associated in some way with alcohol misuse. [6000 of these were due to alcoholic liver disease, 500 due to mental disorders, 92 due to heart disease.]
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