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• Following the completion of the alcohol strategy consultation which ended on 31 July 2008, the action plan is now under review and further development.  This alcohol project aims to complete this process by end October so that actions can begin to be implemented in 2008/09.
• An alcohol Health Needs Assessment is underway in the North of Tyne Primary Care Organisations and is expected to be completed by November 08.

The Newcastle Alcohol Strategy Safe, Sensible and Social in Newcastle upon Tyne (2008 - 2018) has a series of action plans to achieve the aims to:

If alcohol misuse is not reduced, there are likely to be increasing harm to the health and wellbeing of individuals, families and communities and rising economic costs to society. As people start drinking at younger ages they are likely to develop health problems such as liver cirrhosis and other diseases at an earlier age.

 Prevention and Education 

What are the key inequalities?

Prevention and education

Schools have responded to escalating problems of alcohol misuse through increasing the emphasis on alcohol education and looking for creative and interactive ways to engage young people in a discussion about the consequences of harmful drinking.  Currently, there is no local coordinated response to prevention for adults in Newcastle. Although certain agencies have developed responses to particular groups, there is no agreed or coherent preventative approach

National policy