Claim: The number of Britons drinking to harmful levels has fallen sharply.
Fact-check: Booze telling the truth? Is Britain sobering up or not? - Full Fact
Verdict: 21% of adults aged 16+ in england reported to an nhs digital survey that they usually drank more than the recommended 14 units of alcohol a week in 2017. this level has been falling since at least 2012.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Joël Reland
Date published: 2019-02-08T00:00:00