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Lack of joined-up action between alcohol and mental health services

Survey exposes 'poor' levels of service support for sufferers of both conditions

Raising alcohol taxes could boost the economy, study finds

Raising alcohol taxes by 10% could boost GDP by £850 million and create an additional 17,000 jobs in the UK

Stereotypes about women’s drinking branded unfair and unhelpful

Stereotypes about women’s drinking branded unfair and unhelpful

Supermarket alcohol 188% more affordable than thirty years ago

New analysis shows dramatic increase in affordability of shop-bought beer as Lords debate minimum unit pricing in England

England: Alcohol-related hospital admissions hit record levels – again

Number rises to 1.14 million, rate stays same – cardiovascular diseases dominate figures

Scotland: One in four alcohol-related deaths due to cancer

NHS Health Scotland figures detail the impact of alcohol consumption in 2015

Drink drive risk as breath tests fall by 25%

Data shows budget cuts undermining road safety

Minimum Unit Pricing declared legal

UK Supreme Court "unanimously dismisses" Scotch Whisky case

New definition, same old story

Narrower take on alcohol-related deaths may worsen efforts to tackle the wider burden of harms caused by alcohol

Wales introduces minimum unit price for alcohol

Welsh to follow the Scots' lead

‘Like sugar for adults’ report highlights anxiety about parents’ drinking

Report finds low-level parental drinking can leave children feeling worried, embarrassed and facing more arguments

Communication of the alcohol guidelines ‘needs to be improved’

Only 8% of people know what the low-risk weekly guideline actually is

Pubs call for action on cheap supermarket alcohol

Four fifths of pub managers say supermarket alcohol is too cheap

Alcohol brands failing to communicate drinking guidelines

Time to move away from industry self-regulation of alcohol labels, new research shows

Scotland: Alcohol-related deaths on the rise again

Annual totals at their highest level this decade

Foundation for Liver Research makes the ‘financial case’ for action on liver disease

Doctors claim heavy drinking will kill 63,000 people over next five years

Pocket money prices for alcohol continue one year on

Survey provides more evidence for minimum unit pricing

Wales: Alcohol pricing is a legislative priority

Minimum unit pricing is one of the five Bills of new government

Scotland’s alcohol problem persists

From NHS Scotland

UK alcohol laws should look Down Under to tackle crime and disorder

New report finds Australian 'Last Drinks' policies reduce harms associated with late-night drinking