Only eight A&E departments nationally offer alcohol harm reduction interventions for under-16s, Alcohol Concern says

Indigenous Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda is lobbying for a minimum alcohol price in the Northern Territory.

Senate Bill 232 -- introduced in November by state senator Jane Nelson and currently being debated by the Criminal Justice Committee of the Texas State Senate -- recommends that every person put on probation following a conviction of driving while intoxicated (DWI) wear an alcohol-sensing monitor.

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Factors studied include estimating extend and duration of hospital admissions due to alcohol misuse and obesity in Wales The cost of obesity to the NHS in Wales is £73m, an academic study from Swansea University has calculated.

Soaring numbers of women are drinking hazardous amounts of alcohol, figures show. The proportion consuming more than the recommended limit of 14 units a week has grown by a fifth in a decade.

A BLANKET ban on alcohol ­advertising on TV is being ­considered by ministers. The Alcohol Marketing Bill would also stop drinks firms sponsoring sporting and cultural events to limit children’s exposure to adverts.