Health
English addiction services on brink as number of higher-risk drinkers doubles – The Guardian
Services in desperate need of a funding boost to stop lives being lost to addiction, Royal College of Psychiatrists say

A near-doubling in the number of higher-risk drinkers during lockdown has led to warnings that addiction services in England are struggling to cope and in dire need of extra funding.
The Royal College of Psychiatrists analysed data from Public Health England showing the prevalence of people drinking at higher risk was at almost a fifth (19%) in June, up from 10.8% in February.
Using population estimates from the Office for National Statistics, the college said the June figure equated to more t…
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