Research into Alcohol

Health Risks of Alcohol Risk factor for certain cancers (oral and liver)

Casual sexIncreased risk taking

Physical and sexual assaultUnintentional injuries

Lead to drug useAlcohol poisoning

Homicide and suicideDeath (1,900 (38 percent) of the 5,000 deaths involve motor vehicle

crashes)Violence

Loud and unruly behaviour

We will use some of these health risks throughout the documentary to raise awareness of the risks of drinking alcohol.

We used these statistics in our documentary and our questionnaire as

we found them too be. Most people when asked said that they thought men

were the biggest binge drinkers, so it was useful to use these in order to show peoples different opinions.

Statistical Research

A study, by the World Health Organisation, will show that more young people in Britain have been drunk at a

young age than in most other developed countries.

They are expected to show that Britain has the fourth highest levels of underage drinking among 15-year-

olds.

Official figures show that there has been a 37 per cent increase in the number of children being admitted to

hospital because of alcohol since 2001.

A study of 11,000 children found by the time they reached 30 they were 60% more likely to be an

alcoholic and nearly twice as likely to have a conviction. (bbc news 2011)

These statistics will be used throughout our documentary as audience research found that some people liked statistical research throughout the documentary as well as used to shock the audience.

Statistical Research90,000 crimes attributed to drink, 60,000 were violent

attacks, 1,300 sex offences

1 in 10 shopkeepers broke the law by selling alcohol to underage drinkers

Alcohol misuse is a factor in 30% of suicides each year.

In 2010 there were 250 drink drive deaths on the road in Great Britain. Over a third of pedestrians killed in road accidents had

been drinking

6% of men and 2% of women are estimated to be harmful drinkers in the UK (adults aged 16 – 74)

Statistical ResearchOne in eight 15- to 16-year-old girls has had

unprotected sex after drinking alcohol

over 3,000 young Britons some as young as 12 were forced to seek help last year to fix their drinking

problem

nearly six children a day were admitted to accident and emergency departments of hospitals because of their

under-age boozing

There were 5,690 deaths (17.4 per 100,000 population) in males and 2,974 (8.4 per 100,000) in females

Britain's teens were placed second behind only Denmark as the heaviest consumers of beer, wine, or

spirits