Some facts to consider...

40% of adults in Wales drink above safety level guidelines.
20% of the Welsh adult population admits to binge drinking.
Alcohol related hospital admissions are increasing and costs the NHS at least £32m per year.
The estimated health service cost in Wales of alcohol related chronic disease and alcohol related acute incidents is between £70 million and £85 million each year.
There are 520 alcohol related admissions every day in Welsh hospitals.
15% of all hospital admissions in Wales are due to alcoholic intoxication.
Liver disease (of which alcohol is a major cause) is responsible for around 1,600 admissions every year.
30,000 hospital beds are lost to alcohol every year.
All Wales alcohol related deaths increased from 10 per 100,000 in 1998 to 14 per 100,000 in 2004.
7% of 11-year-old girls and 12% of boys drink on a weekly basis.
25% of 13-year-old girls and 33% of boys drink on a weekly basis.
50% of 15-year-old girls and 60% of boys in Wales drink on a weekly basis – highest rates in Europe.
54,000+ violent crime incidents are linked to alcohol.
Nearly half – 46% - of domestic abuse cases are linked to alcohol.

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