STRONG support for a minimum unit price for alcohol in England was voiced at a public debate in Northumberland last night. A panel of experts said the move would save lives, cut hospital admissions, reduce violent crime and anti-social beh

More than four million Australians know families where they believe children are not being properly cared for because of alcohol abuse, research reveals.

DOCTORS fed up with booze-fuelled violence are pleading for Australia's

THE view of Australia's booze culture from the emergency department of the Royal Adelaide Hospital is a sobering one.

THE plan to set a minimum price for alcohol is being delayed by an objection from Bulgaria, an industry body has revealed. The Scottish Government wants to set a floor price of 50p per unit in an attempt to tackle the nation’s unhealthy

(AP)—A Norwegian court has upheld a ban on the display of tobacco products in stores, handing a defeat Friday to the Philip Morris company. Norway, which has had a ban on cigarette and alcohol advertising since 1975, in 2010 banned even the display of t

OPINION: Last week at the Cutting Edge conference in Wellington the Ministry of Health's new Director of Mental Health, John Cranshaw, spoke about the Government and ministry priorities in the addiction sector.

At least 14 people have died and more than 20 have been hospitalised in the Czech Republic after drinking spirits apparently tainted with methanol, Czech officials and media said Wednesday.

Social workers are treating parental drinking less seriously than other forms of substance misuse despite nearly one in three children living in homes where at least one parent binge drinks according to a report by the children’s commiss

More help and support need to be given to the hundreds of thousands of children living with a parent who misuses alcohol regularly, a report from England’s Office of the Children’s Commissioner says.