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Alcohol taxation increased by 2% in the Budget

Alcohol taxation increased by 2% in the Budget Chancellor Darling has announced that all duty rates on alcohol will increase by 2%, from midnight tonight....

Low price alcohol still No 1 problem, say NHS staff

Press statement Low price alcohol still No 1 problem, say NHS staff A snapshot survey of doctors and nurses treating patients with alcohol related harm...

UK teen binge drinking is serious and chronic

UK teen binge drinking is serious and chronic The latest findings on teenage drinking, smoking and drug use across Europe have been released. The European...

Cheap alcohol is killing us and our quality of life, says Chief Medical Officer

Cheap alcohol is killing us and our quality of life, says Chief Medical Officer Sir Liam Donaldson, Chief Medical Officer, today published his 2008 Annual...

Licensed trade body telling stories about tax

Licensed trade body telling stories about tax The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers claims that “The Treasury could be £217 million worse off this year”...

Changing Scotland’s Relationship with Alcohol: A Framework for Action.

Changing Scotland’s Relationship with Alcohol: A Framework for Action The Scottish Government today published its framework for tackling Scotland’s £2.25 billion alcohol misuse problem. The...

Statistical Publication Notice Alcohol Statistics Scotland 2009

Statistical Publication Notice Alcohol Statistics Scotland 2009 INTRODUCTION This biennial publication presents the latest available information from a range of national data sources relating to...

House of Lords Sleaze Probe

House of Lords Sleaze Probe One of the peers being reported to the police in the ‘cash for amendments’ scandal is Baroness Coussins, the former...

Five-Point Plan for Alcohol-Free Childhood

Five-Point Plan for Alcohol-Free Childhood For the first time, young people and their parents will have clear guidance on alcohol consumption. The guidance, announced today...

Getting to grips with substance misuse among young people

27 January 2009 – Getting to grips with substance misuse among young people A NHS report from the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse Introduction...

Rise in Alcohol-related Deaths Levelling out

Rise in Alcohol-related Deaths Levelling out New figures released by the Office for National Statistics show that the number of alcohol-related deaths was slightly lower...

Over a third of adults exceed regular daily drinking limit

Over a third of adults exceed regular daily drinking limit ONS News Release January 2009 Smoking and drinking among adults 2007 and Drinking: adults’ behaviour...

College President responds to new ONS figures showing a rise in the number of people drinking above recommended levels

College President responds to new ONS figures showing a rise in the number of people drinking above recommended levels Responding to today’s publication of ONS...

A new meta-analysis shows that alcohol taxes have a clear effect on drinking

A new meta-analysis shows that alcohol taxes have a clear effect on drinking On the basis of over 100 studies, researchers have found that “when...

Current licensing practices may have contributed to an increase in “pre-loading” among young people

Current licensing practices may have contributed to an increase in “pre-loading” among young people The policy implications of “pre-loading” are discussed in a recent issue...

No Cure for Hangovers

No Cure for Hangovers Scientists at the Universities of Exeter and Plymouth in the UK, and Utrech in the Netherlands, have examined studies of the...

New data published on alcohol consumption in England

New data published on alcohol consumption in England Both the Health Survey for England and the Local Alcohol Profiles for England have published new statistics...

Sheffield report analyses effects of alcohol pricing and promotion policies

Sheffield report analyses effects of alcohol pricing and promotion policies Sheffield report analyses effects of alcohol pricing and promotion policies A University of Sheffield report,...

Professor Ian Gilmore, President of the Royal College of Physicians, and Chair of the Alcohol Health Alliance, today responding to the Queen’s speech said:

Professor Ian Gilmore, President of the Royal College of Physicians, and Chair of the Alcohol Health Alliance, today responding to the Queen’s speech said: “Although...

Alcohol duties raised but net tax decrease!

Alcohol duties raised but net tax decrease! Increase in duties not enough to offset the cut in VAT. In the 2008 Pre-Budget Report the government...