Alcohol

ALCOHOL MINIMUM PRICE CAMPAIGN

Our country has a drink problem. Alcohol costs the NHS £2.7 billion in England and law enforcement agencies £13 billion in England and Wales; between 1.3 and 2.6 million children are affected by parental problem drinking and 61% of adults feel that excessive drinking is a problem where they live.

Measure for Measure is a campaign supported by The Baptist Union of Great Britain with the aim of helping to tackle our nation’s drink problem by introducing a per unit minimum price for alcohol. Minimum pricing of around 50p per unit would only affect a small proportion of alcohol sold but it could prevent 3,000 deaths a year and save £1.37 billion in healthcare costs. A per unit minimum price is supported by academics, health professionals, charities and churches.

The Government has the opportunity to introduce a per unit minimum price in its Alcohol Strategy to be published shortly. Please write to your MP now asking them to support minimum pricing.

For more information go to: http://www.jointpublicissues.org.uk/alcohol