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Getting to grips with substance misuse among young people

27 January 2009 – Getting to grips with substance misuse among young people A NHS report from the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse Introduction...

Rise in Alcohol-related Deaths Levelling out

Rise in Alcohol-related Deaths Levelling out New figures released by the Office for National Statistics show that the number of alcohol-related deaths was slightly lower...

Over a third of adults exceed regular daily drinking limit

Over a third of adults exceed regular daily drinking limit ONS News Release January 2009 Smoking and drinking among adults 2007 and Drinking: adults’ behaviour...

College President responds to new ONS figures showing a rise in the number of people drinking above recommended levels

College President responds to new ONS figures showing a rise in the number of people drinking above recommended levels Responding to today’s publication of ONS...

A new meta-analysis shows that alcohol taxes have a clear effect on drinking

A new meta-analysis shows that alcohol taxes have a clear effect on drinking On the basis of over 100 studies, researchers have found that “when...

Current licensing practices may have contributed to an increase in “pre-loading” among young people

Current licensing practices may have contributed to an increase in “pre-loading” among young people The policy implications of “pre-loading” are discussed in a recent issue...

No Cure for Hangovers

No Cure for Hangovers Scientists at the Universities of Exeter and Plymouth in the UK, and Utrech in the Netherlands, have examined studies of the...

New data published on alcohol consumption in England

New data published on alcohol consumption in England Both the Health Survey for England and the Local Alcohol Profiles for England have published new statistics...

Sheffield report analyses effects of alcohol pricing and promotion policies

Sheffield report analyses effects of alcohol pricing and promotion policies Sheffield report analyses effects of alcohol pricing and promotion policies A University of Sheffield report,...

Professor Ian Gilmore, President of the Royal College of Physicians, and Chair of the Alcohol Health Alliance, today responding to the Queen’s speech said:

Professor Ian Gilmore, President of the Royal College of Physicians, and Chair of the Alcohol Health Alliance, today responding to the Queen’s speech said: “Although...

Alcohol duties raised but net tax decrease!

Alcohol duties raised but net tax decrease! Increase in duties not enough to offset the cut in VAT. In the 2008 Pre-Budget Report the government...

Lower alcohol limit needed to reduce deaths on our roads, says BMA

Lower alcohol limit needed to reduce deaths on our roads, says BMA Commenting on the launch of the Road Safety Compliance consultation published (Thursday, 20th...

Home Affairs Committee calls for ban on alcohol promotions

Home Affairs Committee calls for ban on alcohol promotions A Home Affairs Select Committee report on policing has found that alcohol-related crime is straining the...

Scottish Parliament vote to keep alcohol purchase age of 18

Scottish Parliament vote to keep alcohol purchase age of 18 SMPs voted 72 to 47 in favour of the motion, “That the Parliament rejects the...

Scots drink more than English and Welsh

Scots drink more than English and Welsh New analysis of sales figures, conducted by Nielsen for the Scottish Government, show that Scots drink an average...

UK Alcohol Sales Rise

UK Alcohol Sales Rise The total quantity of alcohol sold in the UK rose by 1.8% in the financial year 2007/08, reversing falls of the...

New Calculations of Alcohol Attributable Fractions of Hospital Admissions and Deaths

New Calculations of Alcohol Attributable Fractions of Hospital Admissions and Deaths The North West Public Health Observatory has calculated that alcohol is responsible for almost...

Major Government Reviews on Alcohol

Major Government Reviews on Alcohol The government has published reviews on the effectiveness of self-regulation of the alcohol industry, labelling, the effects of pricing and...

Industry voluntary code “Not fit for purpose”

Industry voluntary code “Not fit for purpose” A report commissioned by the government has found that self-regulation of the alcohol industry is failing to uphold...

UK CMO recommends zero alcohol limit for young drivers

UK CMO recommends zero alcohol limit for young drivers In his annual report, the Chief Medical Officer, Sir Liam Donaldson, recommended ‘effectively a zero limit’...