The Government's updated alcohol strategy could include further tax measures to discourage the consumption of high-strength drinks, public health minister Anne Milton indicated today.

ALCOHOL-free beer could be promoted to children under new plans by licensing experts. Proposals by the Edinburgh Licensing Forum would see supermarkets encouraged to introduce separate displays of alcohol-free beers.

Around 670,000 working days a year are being lost because of the relaxation of the drinking laws, researchers claim. And late-night opening seems to be taking a far greater toll on women who are fiv

Are increasing and underdiagnosed, resulting in high levels of unmet need The recent report from the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Our Invisible Addicts, highlights a range of problems around the use of alcohol and other drugs by older people in the United Ki

THE Scottish government will fight to raise the price of booze to tackle the country's drink culture, the SNP conference was told yesterday. Deputy first minister Nicola Sturgeon said a Bill to bring in minimum pri

THE SNP is to reintroduce legislation on minimum pricing of alcohol within the next month. Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon was due to announce the move at the party’s annual conference in Inverness this afternoon.

The stereotype of an alcoholic is probably that of an older Australian. But alcohol counsellors working with young alcoholics say that stereotype couldn't be further from the truth.