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<p>Local communities, services and businesses are best placed to tackle alcohol-related
issues in their area and enforce the behaviour and develop the cultures that they
want.</p><br /><p>As part of the health and care reforms, local government has been
given the responsibility, backed by ring-fenced budgets, to improve people’s health
– this includes responsibility for tackling problem drinking.</p><br /><p>We have
given local authorities more than £8 billion in funding over three years so they can
put the right services in place to help their communities to improve people’s health
– this includes responsibility for tackling problem drinking. An example of where
this has been done is by Balance, the North East Alcohol Office, who produced a report
which details the impact of alcohol misuse on their region’s paramedics.</p>
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