Cards (5)

  • Costs the NHS £3.8 bn a year
  • 1 in 3 of all A&E admissions are alcohol related
  • 9% of men and 4% of women show signs of alcohol abuse
  • 75% of patients discharged from the radar ward do not go back for three months
  • Limitation
    There is a high relapse rate which might deter people away as they will see no point in doing rehabilitation if they are just going to relapse