Alcohol misuse fears
A SHORTAGE of facilities for coping with worsening problems of alcohol misuse in West Sussex was highlighted at a meeting of the joint health overview and scrutiny committee in Chichester.
County councillor James Walsh said the paucity of services was a real health worry.
"What is planned for resources in these, from the abuser right through to de-toxing facilities?"
Richard Ford, of the Sussex Partnership NHS Trust - which is responsible for mental health, learning disability and substance misuse services - said alcohol misuse was one of the biggest health issues faced by society.
There had been some modest increases in investment, but he admitted that in terms of de-tox services, provision in Sussex was 'patchy'.
Alcohol was now responsible for some 40,000 deaths a year across the whole country.
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