More new-style family courts which feature lawyer-free hearings should be opened, ministers have been told. Family Drug and Alcohol Courts (FDACs) are benefiting mothers and helping families re-unite, research by
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Regular exercise could cancel out the risk of death from serious illnesses linked to alcohol, research has shown. A study has found that moderate physical activity counteracts the “biological disease
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The Welsh Government have announced an action plan to tackle substance misuse across the country. The three year ‘Substance Misuse Delivery Plan’, launched today, sets out how the Welsh Government,
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The Amy Winehouse Foundation – the charity set up following the singer’s death – is opening a home for women recovering from drug and alcohol addiction. Called Amy’s Place, the
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Northern Ireland Health Minister Michelle O’Neill has praised progress in tackling the serious harm caused by alcohol and drug misuse, but said more needs to be done. The Minister was
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There is strong evidence that alcohol causes seven types of cancer and probably others, a review has concluded. A study of existing research found strong evidence of a direct, harmful
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Judges hearing a legal challenge to the Scottish Government’s plan for a minimum alcohol price have been told of changes to drinking trends and alcohol-related death rates in the years
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A drug being used to treat alcohol problems in the UK was licensed for use despite insufficient evidence to prove its effectiveness, new research led by the University of Stirling
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Sales of alcohol in Scotland are on the rise with the equivalent of 41 bottles of vodka sold per adult in 2015, according to new figures. Alcohol sales had been
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Young adults in Britain are more likely to drink heavily if they smoke or have attended higher education (college and university), new research has found. The study, which was led
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