One in five people admitted to a UK hospital drinks to a harmful level – study
One in five people admitted to a UK hospital drinks to a harmful level while one in 10 is alcohol-dependent, research suggests.
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Alcohol sales fall to lowest level on record in Scotland
Alcohol sales in Scotland fell to the lowest level for almost quarter of a century last year, new research has found.
The Honest Truth: All the tipple tattle explaining why gin has made a real spirited return
Gin has been enjoying a real flourish as the on-trend drink, with Scottish distilleries at the heart of the boom.
Scotland gripped by drugs emergency as death rate remains highest in Europe
The rate of drug deaths in Scotland is the highest in Europe and numbers are still on the rise, an official report has said.
UK drinkers get drunk more times a year than anywhere else in world – survey
Drinkers in the UK get drunk more often than anywhere else in the world, findings from a global survey suggests.
“It was only one glass of wine, but it almost cost me my family and my life, everything”
It was, after all, only one glass, a splash or two of reward after another long day.
People pressurised into sex by partners drinking alcohol – study
One in five people in England have been harmed by somebody else’s drinking in the past year, with some coerced into sex by their partners.
Warning that minimum alcohol pricing is driving drinkers to drugs
The Scottish Government’s crackdown on cheap alcohol has driven some drinkers to drugs, experts fear.
Raise minimum unit pricing on alcohol – Liberal Democrats
Minimum unit pricing on alcohol should be raised to 60p to help tackle Scotland’s “problematic alcohol use”, the Liberal Democrats have said.
Teenagers in rural Scotland twice as likely to drink underage than in towns and cities
MORE underage drinking goes on in rural Scotland than in our cities, a study has found.
New drink-drive limit in Scotland ‘has not reduced road accidents’
The reduced drink-drive limit in Scotland has had no impact on cutting road accidents, a new study has found.