Measure for Measure campaign!

Our country has a drink problem:

• Alcohol costs the NHS £2.7 billion in England and law enforcement agencies £13 billion in England and Wales
  
• Between 1.3 and 2.6 million children are affected by parental problem drinking
• 61% of adults feel that excessive drinking is a problem where they live

Measure for Measure is a campaign supported by The Methodist Church in Britain, The United Reformed Church, The Baptist Union of Great Britain, The Church of England, Quaker Action on Alcohol and Drugs, The Christian Nightlife Initiative, Street Angels and The Evangelical Alliance, with the aim of helping to tackle our nation’s drink problem by introducing a per unit minimum price for alcohol.

A per unit minimum price is supported by academics, health professionals, charities and churches.  The Government has the opportunity to introduce a per unit minimum price in its Alcohol Strategy to be published shortly. 

Minimum pricing of around 50p per unit

• Would only affect a small proportion of alcohol sold
  
• But it could prevent 3,000 deaths a year and save £1.37 billion in healthcare costs

Please write to your MP now asking them to support minimum pricing.

What you can do: 
Write to your MP; 
Find out more; 
Find resources to use in your church 
Take other action; 
Keep in touch; 
Other links

CAMPAIGN RESOURCES
Measure for Measure briefing
FAQs on per unit minimum pricing
Detailed briefing
Church housegroup resources
Article for Church newsletters
Open letter to David Cameron