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Today, Collective Voice is outlining the five essential steps we think the Government needs to take on #alcohol and other #drugs to ensure substance use treatment is accessible and effective for everyone who could benefit from it. 🧵
#Addiction #PublicHealth #MentalHealth

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New study concludes that “the current US alcohol warning fails to actively engage many alcohol consumers” and should be replaced with new, rotating warnings.

The study found only 27% of alcohol consumers read the warning label in the past month. @UNC

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306460325003557

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With news that alcohol-specific deaths continue to rise to record levels in Northern Ireland, the BMA’s Dr Clodagh Corrigan says this is why minimum unit pricing is needed.

“Alongside MUP, it is essential that there is help available for those who want to address their drinking”

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Alcohol deaths in Northern Ireland reach another record high, with 397 alcohol-specific deaths in 2024, up from 341 in 2023

📈81% increase since 2014
♂️Double the deaths among men vs women
💷Four times the deaths in most deprived areas compared to least

https://datavis.nisra.gov.uk/vitalStatistics/Alcohol_Specific_Deaths_2024.html

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