Alcohol and drugs data
Cornwall
For a good summary go to the Be Healthy chapter of Kernow Matters.
Cornwall's Drugs Needs Assessment and the Alcohol Strategy for Cornwall are both available from the Devon and Cornwall Police's Amethyst project hub, together with other community safety information for Cornwall. Amethyst are also developing a Cornwall Crime Explorer which maps crime in Cornwall.
The North West Public Health Observatory has responsibility for compiling local alcohol profiles. Here is the Profile of alcohol-related harm for Cornwall.
Cornwall Council has also compiled a focus paper on crime, read more.
South west data
The South West Public Health Observatory collects data on alcohol-attributable hospital admissions.
The 2011 State of the South West report highlights data showing a drop in rates of smoking and alcohol consumption. The report, produced by the South West Observatory, includes figures from the latest General Lifestyle Survey (2009) showing that there has been a 3% drop in adults smoking in the area, with a massive 5% drop in smoking among women. The South West now has an overall smoking rate of 18% which compares favourably to the national rate of 21%. Smoking in women fell to 17% from 22% in 2008, well below the national level of 20%, and smoking in men fell by 2% to 19% to lie comfortably under the national average of 22%.
There has also been a reduction in alcohol consumption. In 2008, 28% of women and 37% of men in the South West reported drinking above recommended daily limits on at least one day in the week. This dropped to 24% of women and 34% of men in 2009, and compares favourably with the England average of 29% for women and 37% for men. The percentage of women drinking more than twice the recommended sensible daily limit was 15% in 2008. This fell to 9% in 2009. For men the drop was from 21% in 2008 to 17% in 2009.
Map allowing comparison
Results from the Tellus4 survey have been mapped, allowing comparisons to be drawn, download National Indicator 115: Substance misuse by young people.
Nationally
Smoking, drinking and drug use among young people in England in 2009 This research report contains results from an annual survey of secondary school pupils in Years 7 to 11. More than seven thousand pupils in 264 schools in England completed questionnaires in the autumn term of 2008. The report presents information on the percentage of pupils who have ever smoked, tried alcohol or taken drugs. It explores pupils' attitudes and beliefs around smoking and drinking, tells us what children say about where they obtain cigarettes and alcohol and examines relationships between smoking, drinking and drug use along with their links with other factors including age, gender, ethnicity, previous truancy or exclusion. It also covers children's experiences of school policies in these areas. read the summary.
