Target 2: Reduce harmful use of alcohol
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Target 2: Reduce harmful use of alcohol
Together, we will work to achieve the following target by 2025:
At least 10% relative reduction in the prevalence of binge drinking and harmful use of alcohol (harmful drinking/alcohol dependence) among adults and in the prevalence of drinking among youth
Alcohol use is a component cause of more than 200 disease and injury conditions, including heart diseases, cancers, liver diseases, a range of mental and behavioural disorders, and other non-communicable diseases. Alcohol use accounts for considerable health-care resource use, personal suffering, morbidity, death and social consequences.
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Useful Links
- Department of Health: Change4Health – e-alcohol screening and brief intervention (e-SBI)
- Department of Health: Change4health - Young and Alcohol Free
- Department of Health: Change4health - Alcohol Fails
- Department of Health: Tobacco and Alcohol Control Office – Alcohol Control
- World Health Organization: Health Topics - Alcohol
Health Education Materials
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Alcohol and Health