Catering and pub trade much higher risk of death from alcohol related diseases

26th July 2010, 12:14pm

New research has shown that workers in the UK catering and pub trade are at a much higher risk of death from alcohol related diseases than other occupations.

The study published in the scientific journal Occupational Medicine undertook an analysis of 1.6 million deaths over a 10 year period and found that the rates of death from diseases and injuries related to alcohol, sexual habits and drugs were much higher in certain occupations.

Painters, bricklayers, plasterers, roofers and those working in the artistic and literary professions had approximately twice the average rate of death from drug abuse. Merchant seamen and people working in pubs and catering had much higher risks of alcohol-related death. Tailors, dressmakers and male hairdressers had nine times the average risk of death from HIV infection.

Professor David Coggon, who led the research, said: "This study demonstrates that there are major differences between occupational groups in their risk of death from drug and alcohol related diseases. The findings are important because they indicate opportunities for targeted interventions to prevent illness and promote health."

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