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March 2010

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Alcohol health risks 'reduce due to park ban'- 31 March 2010
A park in Maryland is combating the effects of alcohol misuse by banning the consuming of the substance.Chris Bushman, deputy director of the Maryland Park Service, noted that since alcoholic...

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US county 'tackling alcohol dependence'- 31 March 2010
A county in the US is trying to educate its population about the dangers of alcohol dependence. Santa Cruz, California is trying to foster a sense of community spirit with the...

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Alcohol health risks to reduce under ID scheme?- 31 March 2010
Policies are being considered in Australia that may reduce alcohol health risks, it has been revealed.The Western Australian Government is debating whether or not to implement a drinker identification system,...

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Increased legal age limit to tackle alcohol dependence?- 30 March 2010
A group in South Africa has suggested that the best way to prevent alcohol dependence may be to increase the legal age from which individuals are allowed to drink.The South...

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Cider tax 'enough to combat alcohol dependence'- 30 March 2010
Plans being considered by the SNP that may reduce alcohol dependence in Scotland should be scrapped, it has been suggested.Jackie Baillie, Scottish Labour's health spokeswoman, noted that following the introduction...

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Alcohol dependence 'leads to bad diet'- 29 March 2010
The more alcohol that a person drinks, the worse their diet will become, newly-released research has revealed.It has been carried out by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism...

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Alcohol dependence 'is costing UK cities'- 27 March 2010
The cost of alcohol misuse in Birmingham is £713 million a year, newly-released figures have found.It was published as part of Total Place, a £5 million pilot scheme from the...

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Minimum pricing 'will reduce alcohol dependence'- 27 March 2010
Minimum pricing is the only way to combat alcohol dependence, an expert has claimed.Don Shenker, Alcohol Concern chief executive, noted that without it, supermarkets will continue to sell the substance...

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Alcohol dependence 'may cause poor health'- 25 March 2010
Alcohol dependence may account for the connection between low socio-economic standing and bad health, a study has suggested.The findings, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, comprised 25...

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Minimum pricing 'could cut down' alcohol health risks- 25 March 2010
Alcohol health risks could be reduced by introducing a minimum price on the substance, it has been revealed.Research conducted by Sheffield University has found that setting a price of 50p...

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'Firmer measures needed' to tackle alcohol health risks- 25 March 2010
If the government wants to reduce alcohol health risks, they have to do more than increase duty, an expert has stated.Don Shenker, chief executive of Alcohol Concern, noted that while...

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Spotting alcohol dependence 'to be made easier'- 25 March 2010
A more reliable test to discover whether or not a person suffers from alcohol dependence is being developed.Scientists at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine have noted that measuring...

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'Support is building' for plans to tackle alcohol dependence- 25 March 2010
An increasing number of bodies are backing plans that may reduce alcohol dependence, it has been revealed.The Scottish parliament's Health and Sport Committee has received 107 submissions in favour of...

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Alcohol dependence is 'leading to crime in Scotland'- 25 March 2010
Alcohol dependence in Scotland is stopping the country reducing the amount of crime that takes place, it has been revealed.Research carried out by the Institute for Public Policy Research has...

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UK government 'needs to tackle alcohol dependence'- 25 March 2010
The government needs to take more action in the fight against alcohol dependence, an expert has suggested.

Don Shenker, Alcohol Concern chief executive, noted that the response from those...

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Alcohol health risks 'decrease using diagnostic tool' - 25 March 2010
Alcohol health risks can be decreased if a diagnostic tool is applied more efficiently, it has been suggested.

The Alcohol Identification and Brief Advice (IBA) is commonly used by...

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Campaign 'helps reduce alcohol health risks'- 25 March 2010
Three-fifths of individuals have reconsidered their alcohol consumption levels because of a new advertising drive, it has been revealed.

The Campaign for Smarter Drinking was launched by the government last year...

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Alcohol dependence 'is a real problem for society'- 25 March 2010
Alcohol abuse is one of the biggest problems facing society today, one expert has suggested.Chris Sorek, chief executive of charity Drinkaware, noted that immediate action needs to be taken to...

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New policies 'could help curb alcohol health risks'- 23 March 2010
A group has proposed new measures that may help reduce the £2.7 billion cost of alcohol abuse to the NHS, it has been revealed.The British Society of Gastroenterology wants the...

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HubCAPP winner 'challenging alcohol dependence'- 23 March 2010
It has been announced that St Mary's Hospital, Paddington has won the Project of the Year from the Hub of Commissioned Alcohol Projects and Policies (HubCAPP).The service won the award...

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Alcohol dependence 'costing the Shetlands'- 23 March 2010
A quarter of all ambulance call outs in the Shetlands are alcohol-related, newly-released figures have shown. The data came from Highlands and Islands Labour MSP Rhoda Grant and it also...

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Intervention programme to curb alcohol health risks?- 23 March 2010
Alcohol health risks in Scotland are to be tackled by the introduction of a new procedure, it has been claimed.In a speech to her party's conference, health secretary Nicola Sturgeon...

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Proposals aimed at alcohol dependence rejected- 23 March 2010
The government will not be enforcing advertising laws that could help fight alcohol dependence.It comes after the Health Select Committee called for a number of regulations on promotions, including a...

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Drivers tackled 'to reduce alcohol health risks'- 23 March 2010
Motorists who drink alcohol and then attempt to drive home may face a ban after it was revealed the limit is to be reduced.

Transport minister Lord Adonis said to the...

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New code to reduce alcohol dependence?- 23 March 2010
The worst practices associated with alcohol misuse may be eliminated when a new code is introduced on April 6th.

As part of the policy - which have just received Lords' assent...

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Lothian residents 'facing alcohol health risks'- 23 March 2010
Alcohol health risks in Scotland have been highlighted after it was revealed that one in every seven beds is taken up by someone who drinks.

The figures were about...

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Man dies because of alcohol dependence - 16 March 2010
The dangers associated with alcohol dependence have been highlighted after a man died due to continued abuse of the substance.

Danny Coles of Maes Yr Afon, Holywell, passed away...

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Alcohol dependence in children 'down to peer pressure'- 16 March 2010
Over 50 per cent of kids have cited peer pressure as the main reason that they start drinking.

Research by the Department of Children, Schools and Families also found that 66...

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Ban on advertising 'to challenge alcohol health risks'- 16 March 2010
Young people in Scotland want to reduce alcohol health risks by banning advertisements of the substance from appearing in public places.

The country's first Youth Commission on Alcohol has...

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Minimum pricing 'to challenge alcohol health risks'- 15 March 2010
A Liberal Democrat MP has backed the introduction of minimum pricing as a method to reduce alcohol health risks.Leeds North West MP Greg Mulholland noted his support for the scheme...

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Scottish females 'facing alcohol health risks'- 15 March 2010
Women in Scotland are facing alcohol health risks as they are consuming too much of the substance, it has emerged.Research has found that 400,000 females north of the border imbibe...

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A man's struggle with alcohol dependence 'shows dangers'- 15 March 2010
The dangers of alcohol dependence have been revealed after a man opened up about his problems with the substance.Jacob Varghese lost his job and tried to end his life after...

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Newquay to tackle alcohol dependence?- 15 March 2010
A scheme introduced in Cornwall to reduce alcohol dependence has been praised by the government.The Newquay Safe Partnership aims to curb anti-social behaviour and was started after two teenagers -...

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People and places triggers alcohol dependence?- 15 March 2010
US scientists may have uncovered a potential link between the brain and alcohol dependence, it has been revealed.The lead author on the study was Dr F Woodward Hopf, from the...

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'Increased awareness' of alcohol health risks needed- 11 March 2010
There needs to be an increased awareness of possible alcohol health risks, according to an expert.Dr Ruth Milton, director of public health for Surrey, noted that any measures that would...

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Rules tackling alcohol dependence "circumvented" in Australia- 11 March 2010
Alcohol dependence in South Australia is being tackled by the introduction of a ban on high strength beer, it has been revealed.The town of Ceduna, on the west coast of...

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Devon doctor 'talks of alcohol health risks'- 09 March 2010
Alcohol health risks have been revealed in Devon after the medical director of Torbay Hospital stated that more and more young people are dying due to misusing the substance.In Torbay...

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Liverpool bars to challenge alcohol health risks?- 09 March 2010
Four Liverpool pubs are to offer checks on individual's physical state as part of a new campaign to tackle alcohol health risks.The campaign is designed to get men thinking about...

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Marylanders want 'more services' for alcohol dependence- 09 March 2010
Residents in Maryland would support increasing tax on alcoholic beverages if the extra money was spent on combating the problem, it has been claimed.The Maryland Chapter of the National Council...

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Body set up 'to tackle alcohol dependence' in Portsmouth- 09 March 2010
Portsmouth City Council is launching an investigation after it was revealed that the city has the highest rate of alcohol-related admissions in the south-east.The threat of alcohol dependence has been...

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Children's charities 'to target alcohol dependence'- 09 March 2010
Eight children's' charities in Scotland are coming together to tackle the issue of alcohol dependence.The consortium, which includes Childline and Barnardo's, is backing the government's plans to introduce a minimum...

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Alcohol dependence awareness 'to be improved' in East Riding- 08 March 2010
A new campaign being launched by the police service in East Riding is to target alcohol dependence, it has emerged.The drive will look to heighten the awareness of alcohol health...

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Alcohol health risks revealed to Scots- 08 March 2010
Alcohol health risks in Scotland have been highlighted after it was revealed that the nation has the highest death rate in the UK related to the substance.It also emerged that...

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Alcohol dependence targeted 'by getting parents involved'- 08 March 2010
The problem of alcohol dependence in teenagers is being addressed in Virginia, with getting parents involved.Any one individual who is caught underage drinking has a letter sent home to their...

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Olympic skier talks about alcohol dependence problems- 08 March 2010
An Olympic medallist has spoken about his problems with alcohol dependence and how they drove him to try and kill himself twice.Jeret Peterson - known as Speedy - won a...

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Peer pressure causing alcohol dependence? - 08 March 2010
Over one in five (22 per cent) adults in England drink more because of peer pressure, newly released figures have shown.A YouGov poll of more than 2,000 English people found...

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Alcohol health risks 'a problem in the Lothian area'- 08 March 2010
Alcohol health risks have been highlighted after it was revealed that over 5,700 people left hospital in the Lothian area last year after being diagnosed with liver disease or alcohol...

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Alcohol dependence 'more likely in big drinkers'- 08 March 2010
Alcohol dependence is more prevalent in people who need to consume extra beverages in order to get drunk, it has been claimed.Geoff Joslyn, senior scientist at the Ernest Gallo Clinic...

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Alcohol health risks for children in womb revealed- 03 March 2010
Alcohol health risks have been highlighted by the announcement that nearly 900 children are affected by Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) in Scotland. Dr Jonathan Sher, director of research, policy and...

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Alcohol dependence increasing in US teens- 02 March 2010
Alcohol dependence is increasing in American teenagers, a new report has found.Sean Clarkin, director of the Partnership for a Drug-Free America, which has released the study, is worried that a...

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Genes linked to alcohol dependence- 02 March 2010
There are several genes associated with alcohol dependence, a new study has suggested.Findings will be published in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research and it was completed by scientists at the...

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Alcohol health risks 'to be discussed' on new website- 02 March 2010
Alcohol health risks are to be challenged by a new website being set up by European spirits producers, it has been announced.The site has been created by the European Spirits...

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Lohan: Alcohol health risks nearly killed me- 01 March 2010
Lindsay Lohan has claimed that alcohol abuse and her use of drugs could have killed her. In an interview with the Sun, the 23-year-old actress said that she turned to...

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Alcohol dependence in County Durham to be reduced through ID scheme?- 01 March 2010
Drinkers in Consett, County Durham are to have their identities logged into a computer system in an attempt to bring down the number of incidents relating to alcohol abuse in...

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New education programme 'to tackle alcohol dependence in youths'- 01 March 2010
The issue of alcohol dependence in children is to be tackled by a new campaign that will highlight the benefits of sport over the use of the substance.Side Stepping Alcohol...

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Alcohol health risks associated with liver disease 'not surprising'- 01 March 2010
The level of alcohol dependence and the ensuing increase in liver disease is not surprising, according to one expert.Dr Rachel Seabrook, research manager at the Institute of Alcohol Studies, noted...

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Brechin City FC supporting alcohol health risks campaign- 01 March 2010
Brechin City Football Club are backing a new campaign that highlights alcohol health risks.The second division Scottish club are supporting the Listen Up drive, which sees primary school children tell...

 

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