1: Alcohol addiction and the health of the nation Flashcards
Who tends to drink more alcohol - young people or middle-aged people?
Middle-aged people
surprisingly
Why do your current drinking habits have the greatest impact on whether or not you will die from alcoholic liver disease?
Most presentations are acute-on-chronic
Most liver disease is related to obesity and excessive ___ consumption.
alcohol
Mortality relating to which chronic liver disease is higher in Scotland than anywhere else in Europe?
Alcoholic liver disease
Alcoholic liver disease tends to cause mortality in (younger / older) patients.
older
Nowadays, where do people tend to drink?
At home
Where do people tend to purchase alcohol nowadays?
Supermarkets
Why do people tend to buy alcohol from supermarkets rather than pubs?
Price difference
Supermarkets are cheaper, pubs are more expensive
Over the last 30 years, the consumption of alcohol from supermarkets in Scotland has increased.
Why?
It has become cheaper
How is the population’s access to alcohol restricted?
Age checks
Minimum unit price to make the cheapest alcohol more expensive and discourage people from purchasing it
Increasing the price of the (cheapest / most expensive) alcohol has the greatest impact on consumption.
cheapest
What is the government’s proposed minimum unit price for alcohol?
50p per unit
Deaths from alcoholic liver disease in Scotland are now starting to (increase / decrease).
decrease
Which group of society tends to be hit hardest by mortality relating to alcoholic liver disease?
Most deprived
