Alcohol and Sex: A Risky Mixture for Sexual Health
Publication date: Tuesday, 19 March 2013
Contributor(s): Dr Kate Shardlow
Alcohol-related harm is a major public health concern, and from April 2013 questions to identify problem drinkers will be included in the NHS Health Check for people aged 40-74 years. But young people are also a key at-risk group for hazardous consumption, and the physical harms of alcohol may be compounded by risks to their sexual health.