A compendium of previously released statistics was published on 30th January by ISD Scotland, together with new data on hospital alcohol-related discharges and alcohol-related deaths.
Latest statistics demonstrate the massive health and social cost of alcohol misuse in Scotland and illustrate why doing nothing is not an option, Deputy Health Minister Lewis Macdonald said:
Between 2001/02 and 2005/06, the number of people discharged from hospital with alcohol-related injuries or illnesses rose from 35,445 to 39,061, an increase of 10%
There were 2,372 deaths in Scotland in 2005 where alcohol was either the cause or a contributing factor, an increase of 15% since 2001
