A quarter of patients admitted to Scottish intensive care units have alcohol problems and the majority of those have chronic alcohol disease, with particular problems among men and younger people.

A family friend of slain teenager Thomas Kelly says young people's attitude towards alcohol is the cause of violence on the streets of Sydney's Kings Cross.

A UNIT to deal with problems caused by alcohol abuse has opened. Durham Police has opened a force-wide Alcohol Harm Reduction Unit at Annand House, in Meadowfield, Durham City.

The alcohol industry is in the

THE more shops, bars, off-licences and supermarkets selling alcohol in a neighbourhood, the higher the crime levels in the area will be, according to new research.

Supermarkets will be urged to sell alcohol from separate tills under radical plans drawn up by public health officials.

Shocking images showing the harms of alcohol abuse could be stuck onto bottles of beer, wine and spirits to stop people from drinking excessively. Doctors are calling for the cigarette-style graphic hea

Labour is calling for changes to stop the normalisation of alcohol by sporting and cultural heroes amid an 'explosion' of foetal alcohol syndrome. It says New Zealanders are being bombarded with messages that alcohol is a normal part of life and is urging MPs to support proposed new restrictions on

THE head of trauma at St Vincent's Hospital has called for new strategies to limit drinking in inner-city suburbs, saying doctors are reaching the limit of their capacity to treat seriously injured victims.

The Government has delayed its plans to bring in minimum pricing for alcohol, after a consultation due for the summer was put back. Ministers were due to consult before the return of Parliament on proposals for a minimum unit price – suggested at