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Article: East Riding residents to get alcohol calculators ; Residents across the East Riding will be sent special calculators to help them work out how much alcohol they are drinking.
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- Hull Daily Mail (UK)
- Article date:
- November 15, 2008
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Residents across the East Riding will be sent special calculators
to help them work out how much alcohol they are drinking.
East Riding Council, in conjunction with NHS East Riding - the
county's primary care trust - is aiming to send out the wheel
calculators to all households in the region.
It comes after a council review panel looking into the misuse of
alcohol by adults urged a more holistic approach to the problem and
called for more funding to support those with problems.
Director of Public Health for the East Riding Dr Tim Allison
backed the idea.
He said: "The strength of alcoholic drinks has risen in recent
years and a large glass of wine can now be three units.
"The wheel will ...