Alcohol
The SaferPeterborough partnership is responsible for
leading on local implementation of the National
Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy.
We are required to have an Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy in
place to set out how it will meet local needs in relation to
alcohol, under the National Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy.
Peterborough’s vision is to develop a sustainable approach to
reducing the harm caused by alcohol within the city to individuals,
families and communities.
Alcohol services in Peterborough can be accessed at:
Drinksense
79A Eastfield Road
Peterborough
PE1 4AS
Tel: (01733) 555532
Drinksense is the specialist
treatment provider in the city for alcohol intervention. They
provide advice, information, therapeutic counselling and a range of
support services for people with alcohol-related problems and their
carers and families in Cambridgeshire.
A stepped approach is delivered in line with the National Treatment Agency’s (NTA)
Models of Care for Alcohol Misusers (MoCAM), which sets out a
framework of treatment provision.
Drinksense are on hand to help
people who are concerned with their own or another’s alcohol use,
working toward reducing the harm that alcohol may be causing a
person whether that involves health, employment, relationships or
lifestyle.
There are also services available to assist with detoxification
and/or stabilisation and residential rehabilitation – intensive
treatment with accommodation at a specialist unit.
- Alcohol consumption has nearly doubled since the 1950s
- Over 10 million adults in England are now drinking more than
the recommended daily limit, with 2.6 million people drinking more
than twice that
- A large glass of wine contains 3.3 units whilst a pint of lager
contains 2.3 units
- In 2009, half of 11 to 15 year olds had already had an
alcoholic drink (51 per cent)
- Alcohol is a depressant meaning it slows down your brain’s
functions
- There were 6584 deaths directly related to alcohol in 2009
- Parental alcohol misuse has been identified as a factor in over
50 per cent of child protection cases
- In 2009/10, there were 1,057,000 alcohol-related admissions to
hospital
- If you are female and you regularly have four or more drinks in
one session, or male and have five or more, you could be heading
for a heart attack
- There is no minimum dose for acute alcohol poisoning to take
effect; it depends on your age, weight, size, sex, how fast you
have been drinking, how much you have eaten and your general
health. Other drugs you may have taken, whether they be
illicit or prescribed will also be a factor
- A pint of Guinness contains approx 210 calories. Whilst a
medium glass of white wine contains 130 calories; 10 more than a
medium glass of red wine. A standard shot of whiskey contains
55 calories
- Up to one in three adults are at risk of alcohol related liver
disease
- One in five alcohol related deaths are due to Cancer
- An estimated 17 million working days are lost each year due to
people missing work due to the effects of alcohol