OECD: over 100,000 UK jobs from reducing alcohol

OECD analysis on non-communicable diseases in the UK makes for striking reading. ‘Harmful drinking’ is one of the top 3 risk factors driving premature deaths, healthcare costs and lost productivity in the UK. Aligning alcohol consumption with the top quartile of countries could prevent 4,400 premature deaths in the UK every year and create over 100,000 full-time equivalent jobs.