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Drunk drivers show risky lifetime drinking habits: study

  • Post published:22/06/2012
  • Post category:World News

(Reuters) - Many people convicted of drunk driving appear to have a lifelong struggle with risky drinking habits, and using their conviction as a way of getting them into treatment could have long-lasting benefits, according to a U.S. study.

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Report calls for greater powers to control availability of alcohol

  • Post published:21/06/2012
  • Post category:World News

Licensing authorities need greater powers to regulate the availability of alcohol in their areas, a new report has claimed. Alcohol Concern Cymru says that licensing authorities in England and Wales currently have insufficient pow

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Alcohol blamed for 2m A&E patients

  • Post published:21/06/2012
  • Post category:World News

More than one in 10 people who attend accident and emergency wards do so with an alcohol-related injury, say researchers

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Supermarket denied alcohol licence over disorder fears

  • Post published:19/06/2012
  • Post category:World News

A new supermarket planning to open in Mill Road, Cambridge has been denied an alcohol licence because of fears it would make anti-social behaviour worse.

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Father of tourist who fell to his death at Spanish resort while drunk hits out at cheap alcohol deals

  • Post published:19/06/2012
  • Post category:World News

The father of a British tourist who died after falling down three flights of stairs while drunk has hit out at cheap alcohol deals. Adam Atkinson, 20, from Castleford, West Yorkshire, was killed in the acci

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Scotland reports and news: latest hospital statistics, drink drive limit to be lowered; alcohol retail and pricing reports

  • Post published:18/06/2012
  • Post category:World News

Alcohol Related Hospital Statistics 2012 Scotland's Information Services Division (ISD) has published alcohol-related hospital discharge statistics in the latest Alcohol

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No alcohol for pregnant women: campaign

  • Post published:17/06/2012
  • Post category:World News

A new West Australian campaign is urging pregnant women to say no to alcohol. The campaign, the first of its kind in Australia, is aimed at women of child-bearing age who consume low to moderate amounts of alcohol.

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Store’s plea for alcohol licence brings protests

  • Post published:16/06/2012
  • Post category:World News

Police, residents and traders have opposed a bid for an alcohol licence from a supermarket planning to open in Cambridge’s Mill Road. The former Mike’s Bikes store is currently selling hardware under the name Hobby Home, but owner Ali Avci wants to start s

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State-level laws shown to reduce hazardous drinking and driving behaviors among teens

  • Post published:16/06/2012
  • Post category:World News

Teen drivers in the US are over-represented in motor-vehicle-related accidents and fatalities. A new study has looked at the effects of Graduated Driving Licensing (GDL) and use-and-lose laws on alcohol/traffic r

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Supermarket granted alcohol licence despite MP’s objections

  • Post published:15/06/2012
  • Post category:World News

PAIGNTON's newest supermarket is getting ready to open next month. Work on the Asda store, which is taking over the former Focus DIY store on Brixham Road, is nearing completion and bosses say the supermarket will soon be ready to welcome cus

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