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Scotland first country to introduce minimum alcohol price
Scotland will become the first country in the world to charge a minimum price for alcohol. Ministers said the 50p-per-unit minimum would help tackle Scotland’s “unhealthy relationship with drink”. The Scottish government can now introduce the measure after the Supreme Court ruled that the legislation did not breach European Union law, five years after it…
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Could a minimum alcohol charge reduce deaths?
Should there be a minimum price for alcohol to stop people bingeing on cheap booze? Five years ago David Cameron floated the idea, then dropped it. Then the Scottish government’s attempt to do it became delayed in the courts after a challenge from the Scotch whisky industry. Now it’s the turn of the Welsh government. It…
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Alcohol drinking limits cut on health grounds
Safe drinking limits are reduced by the UK’s chief medical officers, with a stark warning that any amount of alcohol can damage health.
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Simon Danczuk’s struggle with alcohol and depression
Simon Danczuk, the MP who helped to expose the child sex abuse committed by Cyril Smith, tells Channel 4 News about his decision to step back from campaigning to seek help for depression.
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Charles Kennedy’s death caused by alcoholism
Former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy suffered a “major haemorrhage” caused by his alcoholism, a post-mortem examination has concluded.
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Is cannabis more dangerous than alcohol?
A new report finds that people smoking skunk are at risk of psychosis, so is cannabis more dangerous than alcohol?
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Doctors urge ban on alcohol sport sponsorship
A group of more than 30 health leaders says exposing alcohol sponsorship to children is creating links between drinking brands and sport.
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The secret diary of an alcoholic
Adrian Kelly has been sober for nearly two years after battling an alcohol addiction that nearly killed him. Memories are hazy, but his drinking diaries reveal the extent of his illness at its worst.
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Britain’s hidden alcoholics – not the young, but the old
The focus on teen and twenty-something boozing masks a growing issue of older people who are being admitted to hospital with alcohol-related conditions.
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Why one in four young people never drinks alcohol
A new poll for Channel 4 News reveals why young people are drinking less, how one in four would rather be online than in the pub – and why their grandparents drink twice as often as them.
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FactCheck: am I an alcoholic?
Nice has recommended a new drug for high-risk drinkers. How much are you drinking and should you be worried?
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How alcohol and politics mix in the corridors of power
Nigel Farage likes being pictured with a pint in his hand, while his wife says he drinks too much. But the Ukip leader is not the only politician to enjoy a drink.
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I don’t wanna die: Tyson tells of drugs and alcohol hell
Controversial boxing legend Mike Tyson says he is “on the verge of dying,” after admitting he is still struggling with alcohol and drugs problems.
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Talk to children about alcohol issues, parents urged
With research showing that more than one-third of young people have seen pictures of their friends drunk online, campaigners are encouraging parents to talk to pre-teen children about alcohol.
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More young women dying from alcohol misuse
There has been a “worrying” increase in the number of women in their 30s and 40s who are dying from alcohol misuse, says a new report based on a study of women in Glasgow, Liverpool and Manchester.
