Alcohol abuse costs a whopping £27,000,000,000 a year in England

The cost of alcohol harm to the NHS is £4.9 billion, which the IAS said is enough to pay for the salaries of almost half the nurses in England (Picture: Shutterstock)Alcohol abuse costs £27.4 billion a year in England, according to new estimates.Research from the Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS) indicates there has been more than a 40% increase in the cost of harm since 2003.That ‘dwarfs’ the tax revenue from alcohol, which is around £12.5 bill