Government not taking ‘appalling’ alcohol harm seriously, MPs say
The public accounts committee calls for more support for alcohol treatment to save money and lives. Source link
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SGPC offers free legal aid to man who murdered woman for consuming alcohol inside gurdwara complex in Patiala
The Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) on Tuesday assured free legal aid to Nirmaljit Singh Saini, who shot dead a woman found consuming alcohol inside a gurdwara complex in Patiala earlier this week. The SGPC and the authorities of Dukhniwaran Sahib Gurdwara have also honoured the parents of the accused. In a communique, Harjinder Singh Dhami, … Read more
Minimum pricing averts alcohol deaths, study claims
Dr Grant Wyper, public health intelligence adviser at PHS, said: “The findings highlight that the largest reductions were found for males, and for those living in the 40% most deprived areas, groups which are known to experience disproportionally high levels of alcohol health harms in Scotland. Source link
The scheme that gives alcohol to alcoholics
A Glasgow project tries to manage homeless alcoholics by giving them regular measures of booze. Source link
Pandemic drinking: Alcohol misuse treatment up 10%
The number of adults receiving treatment for substance misuse hits seven-year high Source link
Record alcohol deaths from pandemic drinking
The number of people dying rose by 27% between 2019 and 2021, to more than 9,000. Source link
What happens in an alcohol addiction detox unit?
Current and former patients, along with medical specialists, share their stories with the BBC. Source link
Alcohol Warning Labels Need an Update, Researchers Say
Sept. 1, 2022 – Warning labels on alcoholic drinks need to be updated to spell out details of potential harm in order to make them more effective, two U.S. researchers say. The current labelling has not changed for 30 years and focuses only on risks during pregnancy and with operating machinery, with a vague statement … Read more
Why Pandemic, Personal Stressors Push Some to Problem Drinking
Aug. 23, 2022 – We live in particularly stressful times, and some people turn to alcohol to cope with challenges, from the COVID-19 pandemic to any number of personal stressors. And the hits just keep coming, as it seems like stressful infectious disease news keeps coming – more people developing long COVID, the monkeypox outbreak, … Read more
Alcohol deaths from pandemic drinking are predicted to rise
Colin Angus, who led the University of Sheffield study, said: “These figures highlight that the pandemic’s impact on our drinking behaviour is likely to cast a long shadow on our health, and paint a worrying picture at a time when NHS services are already under huge pressure due to treatment backlogs.” Source link