A third of Rotherham adults 'drink too much': VOTE

More than 5,100 are thought to be physically or psychologically reliant on booze—with just one in ten seeking treatment.

The figures—based on National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence estimates—have prompted health bosses to step up efforts to reduce Rotherham’s drink problem.

They are urging residents to drink sensibly, socially and moderately to curb the impact on our communities.

Have you got a drink problem?

The NHS recommends that men should not regularly exceed three to four units of alcohol a day.

Women are advised not to regularly drink more than two to three units.

Regularly” means drinking this amount every day or most days of the week.

One glass of white wine or a pint of lager equates to approximately two units.

Hazardous drinking is when the weekly alcohol unit limit is exceeded, as in the case of about 47,600 of 197,000 Rotherham adults.

The harmful category is when related health problems like depression, pancreatitis or alcohol-related mishaps occur, thought to affect 7,475 adults.

Dependency means a drinker feels unable to function without alcohol, which becomes an important—sometimes the most important—factor in their life.

TISER TALK VIDEO: Are we drinking too much? Jessica Fogarty asks members of the public at Rotherham's Parkgate Shopping Centre. Click here.

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