Thousands of people at risk through Christmas drinking
Thousands of people will be putting their lives at risk over Christmas because of accidents and illnesses caused by alcohol, that's according to A&E doctors.
Thousands of people will be putting their lives at risk over Christmas because of accidents and illnesses caused by alcohol, that's according to A&E doctors.
A third of men think they are more attractive to the opposite sex after drinking alcohol, a new survey has found. One in five (22%) believed they were better in bed after a boozy night, while almost half (43%) claimed they were funnier when drunk, according to the poll of 4,000 people.
David Cameron is fighting to save his plans for minimum alcohol pricing to tackle Britain's binge drinking epidemic, after a revolt among senior Cabinet ministers.
THE AA SAYS that 13 per cent of people who took part in its recent survey said they have travelled with an over-the-limit driver. The people said this had occurred within last year.
Danish brewer Carlsberg has become the latest drinks group to oppose government proposals to introduce minimum unit pricing for alcohol to tackle Britain’s binge-drinking culture.
COUNCILS have been urged to refuse new off-licences after a report Ârevealed teenagers Âliving near shops that sell Âalcohol are more likely to drink illegally.
Plans to impose a minimum price for alcohol of 45p a unit appear doomed in the face of powerful opposition from cabinet ministers in a blow for David Cameron.
Alcohol abuse is responsible for around a quarter of the 30,000 people who die in road accidents across the European Union every year, the bloc's drugs agency said in a report published on Friday.
While exposure to alcohol marketing is prevalent, and associated with both initiation and progression of alcohol use in underage youth, exactly how it works is not well understood.
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