This latest research looks at the number of people negatively impacted by someone else's drinking, drug taking or gambling. 

Millions of people in the UK are currently coping with a loved one’s drinking, drug taking or gambling.

• 1% of people are currently negatively affected by a family member or friend's drinking, drug use or gambling.
• That’s an estimated five and a half million people in Great Britain.
• Of those five and a half million, the research indicates that appoximately four million are most negatively affected by alcohol (8%), one and a half million by drugs (3%) and one million by gambling (2%).
• Some people have a loved one who is dealing with two or more issues relating to drugs, alcohol and gambling.
• A third (34%) of those surveyed said they have been negatively affected by a friend or family member’s drinking, drug use or gambling for more than ten years and a third (27%) between four and ten years.
• This means the majority of people (61%) surveyed that were affected by a friend or family's drinking, drug use or gambling, have been negatively affected for more than four years.
• Nearly a quarter (24%) said the problem has been on-going for one to three years.