MSPs wept in the Scottish Parliament chamber as tributes were paid to Scottish Government minister Christina McKelvie following her death aged 57. Ms McKelvie (pictured) took medical leave from her
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The number of alcohol-specific deaths in Scotland has reached a 15-year high, the latest official figures show. There were 1,277 deaths from conditions wholly caused by alcohol recorded in 2023,
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The number of deaths across the UK specifically caused by alcohol has reached a record high, according to new figures. It is the fourth consecutive year a new record has
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A lack of funding is a barrier to the provision of residential rehab in more than three quarters of areas, new figures show. A survey of Scotland’s 30 Alcohol and
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Health experts have teamed up to produce a strategy aimed at tackling the key risk factors causing death and ill-health in Scotland, accusing the Scottish Government of having lost its
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Ministers have been urged to do “much more” to tackle problem drinking as the minimum price of a unit of alcohol rises from 50p to 65p. Scottish Health Action on
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Girls in the UK are drinking, smoking and vaping more than boys, while England is “top of the charts” globally for child alcohol use, a major report has found. In
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The number of deaths specifically caused by alcohol across the UK has reached a record high, according to new figures. Deaths which occur as a direct consequence of alcohol misuse
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Drinking less alcohol and reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes are strong factors in helping people cut their chances of dementia, research suggests. Limiting exposure to traffic-related air pollution
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The Home Secretary has vowed to crack down on spiking as he said perpetrators will be “held to account” by changes in the law. James Cleverly said the Government is
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