Alcohol statistics Scotland 2007 report

Alcohol statistics Scotland - 2007 has been published by ISD and also features on the Alcohol Information Scotland site. This is a compendium of statistics on alcohol, derived from health, social care, criminal justice, customs & excise and survey data. There are four main sections :

• the alcohol market
• alcohol consumption
• alcohol and health harm
• alchol and social harm

Much of the information has been published previously by a wide range of organisations but the report publishes for the first time various ISD data which includes:

• 2004/05 information from psychiatric discharges with an alcohol related diagnosis (SMR 04)
• 2005/06 information from hospital discharges with an alcohol related diagnosis. (SMR 01)