Low awareness of alcohol guidelines among the public

Awareness of weekly alcohol guidelines are “shockingly low”, health officials have revealed.
New figures show that less than one in five people in the North East (16 per cent) is aware of the guidelines two years after they were launched.
They also reveal that only one in 20 adults is aware of advice that children should not drink alcohol before the age of 15, meaning some parents are not equipped with the right information to keep children safe from alcohol harm.
The low-risk weekly drinking guideline for adults is 14 units a week – around six pints of four per cent beer or six medium... read more