About 18 per cent of adults in England were drinking at increasing or higher risk in the three months to the end of October 2021, according to dataBritons are consuming too much alcohol at home due to sessions lasting longer than pub visits, an expert said, after data suggested millions of people have developed drink-related problems during the pandemic. Professor Julia Sinclair, chairwoman of the addictions faculty at the Royal College of Psychiatrists, said millions of people are causing themselves “silent harm” from dangerous levels of alcohol consumption. About 18 per cent of adults in England were drinking at increasing or higher risk in the three months to the end of October 2021, according to data from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities. In February 2020, 12.4 per cent of the population or about six million people drank at these levels. SponsoredA quarter of adult men were drinking at increasing or

Source: The Times January 17, 2022 06:24 UTC