Only 11 % of 18-75 years think that alcohol consumption can be dangerous for health when it is occasional. They are 79 % to estimate that it is exclusively daily consumption that presents risks.
It is therefore It is necessary to remember that even at low doses, alcohol consumption multiplies the risks cancers, hemorrhagic cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) and cardiac arrhythmias.
Alcohol consumption is the leading risk factor for premature death and disability among 15-49 year olds years globally. In France, it is one of the top 3 causes of avoidable mortality. Environ 41 000 deaths (7 %) of people over 15 years were attributable to alcohol in 2015.
She is also the 2nd preventable risk factor for cancers : 28 000 cas (8 locations of cancers concerned) are linked each year to alcohol consumption.
According to data from France Public Health Barometerin 2017, 87 % of people aged 18-75 years reported having drunk alcohol in the past 12 last months and 40 % at least once a week. Among them, 10 % reported drinking daily and 5 % consumed 6 drinks or more on one occasion every week.
In 2020, among 18-75 ans, 24 % reported drinking that exceeds lower-risk drinking benchmarksnamely maximum 2 glasses per day and not every day.
(1) Consult the short version of the spot on YouTube of the SPF campaign « Good health has nothing to do with alcohol”