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Middle aged drink most often whilst young women biggest bingers
Newly published survey data shows a wide gap in the alcohol consumption habits of different age groups, with over 45s twice as likely to drink...
Dept of Health calls for action to reduce avoidable deaths from alcohol
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt MP announced his plan to reduce the number of deaths occurring from alcohol misuse in parliament
Health experts urge government to prioritise Minimum Unit Pricing in new strategy
More than 70 health organisations from across the UK have backed a new independent alcohol strategy calling for the UK Government to prioritise Minimum Unit...
Half of men and women could be classed as ‘binge drinkers’
Drinking over the limits could be much higher than previously thought, with more than three quarters of people in England exceeding the limits on their...
FASD Trust calls for tougher guidelines on drinking during pregnancy
A report published today by the FASD Trust proposes to clear up confusion over current clinical guidelines on alcohol consumption for women during pregnancy
GAPA appeals to international public health community to support Statement of Concern
The Global Alcohol Policy Alliance (GAPA) is appealing to the international public health community to support an open letter to the WHO outlining concerns about...
Canadian study reveals ‘immediate, substantial and significant’ reductions in alcohol deaths due to minimum pricing
A new study from Canada has found a link between increases in minimum pricing and a fall in the number of alcohol-related deaths
Sheffield Alcohol Research Group defends MUP modelling
Today the University of Sheffield's Alcohol Research Group (SARG) released a detailed response to a critique of the effectiveness of minimum unit pricing (MUP) for...
Alcohol-related mortality rates for UK women on the up
Figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show an increase in the number of female alcohol-related deaths in the UK in 2011
New referrals for alcohol treatment programmes on the rise
Newly published data from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) reports a rise in the number of new patients being treated for alcohol problems...
Latest figures on alcohol treatment in England released by National Treatment Agency
Tackling the impact of harmful and dependent drinking is a key public health priority…
MUP court case resumes today
The legal challenge to the Scottish Government's plans to implement a minimum unit price (MUP) for alcohol will begin today at the Court of Session...
Drink diary data tells us people consume more than they think
The latest findings on alcohol consumption from the newly published Health Survey for England show a variation between the amount of alcohol people claim to...
Alcohol now third most dangerous health risk in the world, says Lancet study
Findings published in the Lancet today show that alcohol now poses an even greater threat to global health than poor sanitation, air pollution, and malnutrition.
Government launches MUP consultation
The Home Office has launched its consultation into the Alcohol Strategy today. In a written statement to MPs read out in Parliament, Home Secretary Theresa...
Action needed on liver disease, alcohol – Chief Medical Officer
Comprehensive action is needed to stop the rising tide of liver disease, is one of the key findings to emerge from Chief Medical Officer Professor Dame Sally...
IAS joins AHA in calling for 50p MUP
IAS adds its voice to calls from the Alcohol Health Alliance for the Government to set the minimum price per unit of alcohol at 50 pence in...
NICE gives local government guidance on alcohol
Tackling the harm caused by alcohol is one of the key topics included in NICE's latest set of local government public health briefings, published last...
IAS and other leading health organisations walk away from ‘Responsibility Deal’ talks
IAS and other leading health organisations walk away from ‘Responsibility Deal’ talks The IAS, along with several other leading members of the UK health community,...
MSPs vote to lower drink-drive limit
MSPs have voted to back the Scottish National Party’s [SNP] plan to cut the drink-drive limit from the current UK-wide level of 80mg of alcohol to 50mg,...
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