Wirral alcohol abuse soars

Nov 1 2007 by Liam Murphy, Liverpool Daily Post

THE numbers of people asking for specialist alcohol services in Wirral has increased by 54% over the last three years.

The borough’s problem with alcohol was revealed yesterday at the launch of what was described as a “more joined up approach” to overcome the devastating effects of alcohol misuse.

The new strategy was presented to a wide range of professionals from health and related organisations and has three main priorities.

These are young people’s alcohol misuse, alcohol related identification and treatment, and alcohol crime disorder and communities.

Kevin Miller, chair of Wirral Drugs & Alcohol Action Team (DAAT) and director of Adult Social Services, said: “Alcohol misuse is a major problem.”