The number of children calling ChildLine to confide in a counsellor about their parents’ drinking and drug abuse has doubled in the past year, the charity has revealed. The 24-hour
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More than three million deaths worldwide in 2012 were due to harmful use of alcohol – and Europe is the region with the highest consumption of alcohol per capita, according
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An increase in alcohol prices is partly responsible for a reduction in binge drinking and serious violence for the sixth consecutive year, a study has claimed. The number of people
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A scheme targeting drink-fuelled antisocial behaviour and violence in Swansea has been announced. Swansea has been named as a Local Alcohol Awareness Area (LAAA), and will see extra support and
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Alcohol-related deaths have fallen significantly in Scotland in contrast with the rest of the UK, figures show. The death rate for men dropped by 37% in the decade between 2002
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In light of recent events, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding parents across Northern Ireland about the importance of talking to their children about the risks associated with alcohol
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The Scottish Government did not take EU law into account in its plans for a minimum price for alcohol, a court has been told. A legal challenge against the legislation,
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A former alcohol misuse campaigner has admitted driving while almost five times the legal limit. Eileen McArthur (pictured) was found drunk behind the wheel of her car twice in the
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Britain has a complicated relationship with alcohol. Despite the tabloid hysteria, the evidence shows that overall we are drinking less than we were a decade ago. At the same time,
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Research by Eaves and London South Bank University, Breaking down the barriers (Bindel, Brown, Easton, Matthews and Reynolds, forthcoming), identified problematic drug and/or alcohol use as the most common barrier
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