Every fourth man in the UK fears that a partner, relative or friend drink too much, while every six worries, that a loved one takes too many drugs.
The results, from a representative survey of 2000 adults, are in the visible one, emphasize that some experts say that it is a growing “epidemic” of dependence on alcohol or drugs, such as cocaine and cannabis.
Official data show that NHS is treated in England More than 310,000 people per year For problems with drugs or alcohol, a high figure from 2009-10. Alcohol -related death are in a record high levelField
“An epidemic of drinking alcohol and drugs worsens. The government says that we drink less, but I do not see this, ”said Dr. Niall Campbell, a psychiatrist specializing in dependence in the Priorat group of a clinic who ordered a survey from census correspondence. The group was observed by 40% since 2019 in the number of people who seek help for dependence, including more women than men.
The examination showed:
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10% worry that they drink too much and 5%, that they use drugs too often.
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26% are worried that a partner, family member or friend drink too much.
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16% are concerned about the use of illegal drugs of loved ones.
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Families who earn more than 50,000 pounds per year are three times more likely to contain someone with the problem of drug addiction.
Dr. Richard Piper, Executive Director Alcohol changes in UKHe said: “Unfortunately, these results are not a surprise and reflect our own studies about the widespread nature of alcohol harm in the alcohol spectrum.
“It also offers a sharp reminder of the wave effects of harm to alcohol besides people around them. At the same time, more than 10 million people in the UK exceed the leading principles of “low risk” by 14 units per week – and these statistics emphasize that more than a quarter of us are worried about the relations of our loved ones with alcohol – it is fair to evaluate millions that are fighting a family member or another that actually constitutes in many suffers.
In addition, each of the seven respondents (15%) said that addiction influenced many generations of their family. Campbell suggested that genetics can help explain this, and some people can copy the behavior of one or both of their parents.
The prirate, which belongs to the private and funded NHS patients in its British clinics, launches a campaign called “gap” to emphasize how common the dependence between generations is.
Department Health And the representative of social assistance said that in England he restores the treatment of drugs and alcohol NHS in England after many years of neglect. “This government inherited the situation when patients were disappointed for years of underestimation in drug addiction services,” they said.
“We provided an additional 310 million pounds in 2025-26. To improve the treatment of drugs and alcohol and support recovery in England, in addition to a public health grant. Our plan of changes will change health care in the direction of prevention, including through early intervention in order to support people in order to live longer and a healthy life throughout the UK. ”
