Bydd y gyfraith newydd yn mynd i'r afael â phryderon iechyd hirdymor a phenodol ynghylch effeithiau goryfed alcohol, yr amcangyfrifir ei fod yn arwain at bron i 55,000 o dderbyniadau i'r ysbyty sy'n gysylltiedig ag alcohol bob blwyddyn, gan gostio dros £150m i'r gwasanaeth iechyd yng Nghymru yn flynyddol. Yn 2016, bu 504 o farwolaethau cysylltiedig ag alcohol yng Nghymru.
The new law will address longstanding and specific health concerns around the effects of excess alcohol consumption, which is estimated to lead to nearly 55,000 alcohol-related hospital admissions a year, costing the Welsh NHS over £150m annually. In 2016, there were 504 alcohol-related deaths in Wales.