Two in five adults in Scotland have been negatively affected by someone else’s drinking, research has found.

Drinkaware, the UK’s leading alcohol charity, revealed 41% of adults in Scotland have been negatively affected by the drinking of someone else in the last year.

Younger people are said to be particularly impacted, with the figure rising to 57% for 18 to 34-year-olds across the country.

Additionally, 24% of adults between 18 to 34 felt emotionally hurt or neglected by others drinking compared to the overall average across Scotland of 14%.

The annual ‘state of the nation’ survey conducted for Drinkaware by YouGov – The Drinkaware Monitor 2022 – provides an insight into the drinking habits of 6,318 adults in the UK.

The research focused this year on the harm alcohol can have on others.

Those surveyed highlighted issues including feeling physically threatened, involved in an argument, feeling uncomfortable at social occasions and being let down by someone in their life.

Concern about people’s drinking increased this year, with up to 27% of adults expressing concern compared to 17% during the pandemic in summer 2021.

The report also reveals 25% of adults in Scotland experienced multiple negative effects due to someone else’s drinking in the last 12 months.

Ways in which people say they are negatively impacted by someone else’s alcohol intake include experience of a ‘tipping point’ in which behaviour changes and people become unpleasant, aggressive or emotional.

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