Alcohol
In Berkshire, nearly 1,000 people are dying every year due to alcohol-related causes, this represents 10 men and 8 women dying every week.With approximately 130,000 adults drinking at hazardous or harmful levels. 16,000 men and over 5,000 women in Berkshire are dependent on alcohol (based on national estimates).In addition, the estimated number of all recorded crimes in Berkshire which are attributable to alcohol is 8,263: 22 crimes day. At a national level up to 17m working days are lost each year through alcohol related absence, affecting productivity and resulting in shorter working lives.
Start by finding out just how many units there are in your favourite drink and how many units you are consuming by using Drink Aware's interactive unit calculator to work out and keep a track of your unit and calorie consumption from alcohol.
