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HES 2012/13 data shows nearly 300,000 hospital admissions wholly due to alcohol in England
Hospital Episode Statistics [HES] for 2012/13 published today show that there were 295,000 hospital admissions wholly attributable to alcohol in England
Online alcohol marketing encourages a “culture of intoxication”, says professor
Professor Christine Griffin from the UKCTAS Department of Psychology is calling for tighter regulations around alcohol marketing aimed at young people who use social network...
Newcastle introduces first-ever late-night levy
Pubs and clubs in the centre of Newcastle will be charged for selling alcohol after midnight from Friday
Minimum Unit Pricing ‘the best policy option’ says Irish report
Report published ahead of the Irish Government's recent decision to introduce minimum alcohol pricing as part of its Public Health (Alcohol) Bill
Ireland plans to introduce minimum price for alcohol
Today, the Irish Government announced its intention to proceed with the introduction of a minimum price regime for alcohol as part of an extensive package...
Alcohol treatment programmes attract more new patients
New annual figures on alcohol treatment activity in England produced by the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) show continued increases in both patient take-up...
Research suggests online marketing influences young people to drink more alcohol more often at an earlier age
A newly published review of currently available scientific literature shows that exposure to online alcohol marketing leads to advancing the onset of alcohol consumption, increasing...
New official UK data reveals 17% increase in drink drive deaths
Newly revised figures released by the Department of Transport today estimate that there were 280 deaths caused by drink drive accidents in 2012, accounting for...
‘Voluntary’ minimum unit pricing introduced in Newcastle
Newcastle City Council has introduced a minimum unit price condition for all new licences and applications for licence variation across the on and off-trade
Research finds 68% increased risk of small baby birth for women who binge drink during the second trimester of pregnancy
A newly published UK report on birth outcomes related to alcohol consumption claims to be the first study to discover a clear link between binge...
Government consults on proposal to abolish personal alcohol licences in favour of targeted local alternatives
The Home Office opened its consultation on enabling targeted, local alternatives to personal licences to sell alcohol today
Scots ‘still drinking too much as a nation’, health chiefs warn
NHS Health Scotland figures released today show that 10.9 litres of pure alcohol was sold per adult in 2012, a fall of 3% per person...
Beer industry’s self-regulation ineffective at preventing advertising code violations
In an evaluation of beer advertising code regulations aimed to encourage responsible advertising practices, new research from the American Journal of Public Health finds that...
Drink-drive deaths up by a quarter
Provisional drink-driving figures released by the Department of Transport today estimate that 290 deaths were caused by drink drive accidents in 2012, 17% of all...
North East schoolchildren have highest drinking rates in England
Newly published data from the Health & Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) reveal that the North East of England has the highest proportion of pupils...
Alcohol-related mortality among young women bucks national trends
New research has shown a marked increase in alcohol-related mortality among women in their 30s and 40s, contrary to the recent overall picture of falling...
Government ignores latest evidence in climbdown on minimum unit pricing
New research commissioned by the Government as part of its consultation on the Alcohol Strategy confirms that minimum unit pricing (MUP) is far more effective...
Abandoning minimum alcohol prices puts lives at risk, say leading doctors
Lives will be lost as a result of the Government’s decision today to abandon the introduction of minimum unit pricing for alcohol, according to doctors’...
Peers put pressure on government to announce minimum pricing proposal
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Office was quizzed by peers in the House of Lords over government plans to publish its response...
Almost half of first-time rough sleepers in London have drug and/or alcohol support needs, says St Mungo’s
Charity's research highlights the growing problem of alcohol misuse among the capital’s homeless.
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