Ethnicity and alcohol: a review of the UK literature

This literature review draws together recorded drinking patterns among minority ethnic groups in the UK over the last 15 years and considers the evidence for service provision and support. A recommendation in implementing the Government’s alcohol strategy, Safe. Sensible. Social. is to assess the need for and develop provision for black and minority ethnic groups. This need is heightened by the growing minority ethnic population and changes in consumption levels that may emerge over generations.
The review explores differences in drinking patterns by ethnicity and the cultural and social contexts around which the use of alcohol is established and maintained.
This review:
• describes drinking levels as reported in national surveys and local research;
• considers processes and infl uences that help to explain why drinking rates among ethnic groups in a new country may
change over time;
• examines help-seeking, support and service provision for
minority ethnic groups;
• examines the extent to which services are equipped to respond to the needs of minority ethnic groups.

Copyright: Middlesex University.

ISBN: 9781859357453