…treatment. Whatever the spin put on these figures, this is a major social problem that can neither be denied nor brushed under the carpet. What teenagers do today determines the…
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Statistical Publication Notice Alcohol Statistics Scotland 2009
…group, with the exception of the ‘Under 15 years’ group, which has seen a slight fall. The diagnosis grouping Mental & behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol accounted for…
Getting to grips with substance misuse among young people
…continue to enhance the range and quality of this data in future years, in order too btain a better understanding of drug and alcohol misuse among young people who access…
Over a third of adults exceed regular daily drinking limit
…manual’ households (31 per cent). However, the GHS figures for smoking show the opposite. Smoking prevalence was highest in households classified as ‘routine and manual’, where 27 per cent of…
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 figures indicating a small rise…
Sheffield report analyses effects of alcohol pricing and promotion policies
…by far the most alcohol-related harm, pay the most. Minimum unit pricing and discount bans could save hundreds of millions of pounds every year in NHS, crime and employment costs….
Issue 3 2008
…rushed decision to unleash 24- hour drinking on our towns and communities has impacted negatively on local communities. “Alcohol-fuelled disorder has either increased or been displaced with frontline services bearing…
New Calculations of Alcohol Attributable Fractions of Hospital Admissions and Deaths
…Deaths The North West Public Health Observatory has calculated that alcohol is responsible for almost 15,000 deaths and almost 460,000 hospital admissions annually. Download the full report here. (pdf 525kb)…
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’ of 0.02g of alcohol per…
The Licensing Act is Ineffective and Costly
The Licensing Act is Ineffective and Costly A new study by the Local Government Association has found that the Licensing Act (2003) has not delivered the promised reductions in alcohol-related…
Alcohol in Scotland
…survey data underestimate consumption by almost 50%. In spite of underestimating to this degree, survey data might still give reliable information about trends in consumption, if the degree of error…
Bikinis make men impulsive
…are associated with the product. Now, research suggests another way that sex can sell. Bram van den Bergh and colleagues at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium found that provoking thoughts…
Issue 2 2008
…profound and genuinely radical reform. References: 1 DCMS (2008) Evaluation of the Impact of the Licensing Act 2003 [http://www.culture.gov.uk/Reference_library/Publications/archive_2008/ evaluation_licensing_act_impact.htm] 2 www.politics.co.uk/issueoftheday/opinion-formerindex/ communities-and-local-government/24-hourdrinking-$1209319$1209319.htm 3 Winnett, R. Council Leaders attack 24-hour…
Higher retail alcohol sales increase the risk of suffering serious assault
…not found for females. The paper, entitled Alcohol Sales and Risk of Serious Assault, can be found here: Russell Bennetts and Rachel Seabrook of the Institute of Alcohol Studies provide…
Government Alcohol Education Campaign
…under the age of 18. At the same time, the Home Office continues to lead campaigns aimed at reducing under-age sales of alcohol, as well as other crime and disorder…
Evaluations of the 2003 Licensing Act
…carried out at Birmingham University, a wider range of measures were examined for that city. This study found no change in attendances at A&E, consistent with the broader national picture…
Liver Trust Press Release and Report on alcohol pricing
…a harmful binge drink can be bought for less than the cost of a sandwich. Download the full press release here. (pdf 58kb) Download the full report here. (pdf 966kb)…
Stronger government action needed to tackle the epidemic of alcohol misuse, says new BMA report
…also costs the country many millions of pounds. The NHS spends millions every year on treating and dealing with alcohol problems and the criminal justice system also spends similarly large…
Alcohol Causes Cancer
…It is unlikely that they have any effect on the risk of kidney cancer. Comparing the results with those found by the previous report, the authors found that in general,…
The House of Lords debated the Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy
The House of Lords debated the Harm Reduction Strategy To view the whole debate follow the link below: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200607/ldhansrd/text/71018-0003.htm#07101815000012…