By Doug Sellman, Director, National Addiction Centre The Alcohol Reform Bill will begin its final reading in Parliament today. This Bill represents the National-led Government's long awaited response to the Law Commission's comprehensive evidence-based review of the liquor laws which occurred durin
Sainsbury’s and two independent retailers were given the ban on the grounds of public health. The supermarket giant Sainsbury’s were forced to halt plans to open a new store after NHS Lothian warned Edinburgh Licensing Board that it went against attempts to pr
Sainsbury's and two independent retailers have been turned down after NHS Lothian report.
Page 1 of 2 Study shows that minors who recognize ads for beer and spirits are more likely to drink BOSTON – Minors who were familiar with television alcohol advertisements were more likely to have tried alcoholic beverages and binge drink than th
TEENAGERS donned beer goggles to learn how alcohol can affect vision and decision-making. Southfield School for Girls in Kettering used goggles that impair vision in an alcohol awareness pack supplied by the Rotary Club of Kettering Huxloe to educate its p
The RISE Foundation is holding a half-day seminar on the legacy of shame and addiction in the family system and the devastating impact that addiction has on families on Monday,…
Main Category: Pediatrics / Children's Health Also Included In: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Article Date: 24 Apr 2012 Los Angeles emergency rooms are reporting a growing number of teenagers coming in drunk after drinking cheap liquid hand saniti
There are some 1.8 billion adolescents (those aged 10-24 years) in the world today, comprising more than a quarter of the world's population. However, the first paper in The Lancet Series on Adolescen