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You and Yours: Call You and Yours: Are you cutting back on how much alcohol you drink?

Call You and Yours: Are you cutting back on how much alcohol you drink?

21/11/2017

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, Call You and Yours: Are you cutting back on how much alcohol you drink?

Consumer phone-in. Are you cutting back on how much alcohol you drink?

Are you cutting back on how much alcohol you drink? Presented by Winifred Robinson.

Call You & Yours: Are you cutting back on how much alcohol you drink? 

As a nation, we're drinking less. But drinking more than you should remains a serious problem, particularly for people aged over 50. 

A poll carried out last year for the Office of National Statistics found that just under 60% of British adults had had a drink in the past week - the lowest figure since the survey began in 2005. It also showed an increase in the number of people who don't drink alcohol at all. This survey chimes with figures from the British Beer and Pub Association which reveal that sales of alcohol peaked in 2004, and since then have fallen. 

Much of the fall is put down to younger people who, surveys suggest, drink less than their parents' generation. The news for older groups is not so good. Recent government figures reveal that the number of deaths linked to alcohol of people aged 50 or over, has risen by 45% since 2001. 

Drinking less saves money, and it is good for your health. Lots of people try to cut back, by drinking on fewer nights of the week, by choosing smaller or weaker drinks, or avoiding alcohol altogether for a whole month. Have you cut back? How have you done it? Or do you enjoy it too much?

Email us now and tell us your experience - youandyours@bbc.co.uk and don't forget to leave a phone number so we can call you back. 
From 11am on Tuesday 21st November, you can call us direct on 03700 100 444.

Producer: Jonathan Hallewell
Presenter: Winifred Robinson.

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