Drug and Alcohol Abuse
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20/06/2012 - Pregnancy drinking may not harm
New research has failed to find significant effects on young children from their mothers drinking small amounts of alcohol during pregnancy, it was announced today. More
31/05/2012 - Tobacco threat to women grows
Europe's young women are at risk from tobacco because of the exploitation of the new social media and mobile phone technology by promoters, health officials warned yesterday. More
28/05/2012 - Nicotine as bone treatment?
Nicotine may be harmful in cigarettes - but it could form part of a new bone-healing treatment, a European conference has heard. More
15/05/2012 - Scottish whisky price set to rise
Doctors' leaders have welcomed plans to enforce a 50p a unit minimum price for alcohol in Scotland. More
10/05/2012 - Gene link to cannabis brain damage
Researchers in Ireland have found genetic mechanisms which mean teenage cannabis use can trigger the development of schizophrenia, it has been announced. More
02/05/2012 - Adolescents need support to stay healthy
Young people in Europe and North America face major health inequalities, according to a report published today. More
23/04/2012 - Smoke heart harm reduction call
Researchers have come up with ideas for reducing the harm caused by smoking to the heart, including changes to exercise and diet. More
18/04/2012 - Health boost predicted for minimum alcohol price
Minimum alcohol pricing will have a range of beneficial effects on health, it was claimed today. More
05/04/2012 - Baby boomers pose cannabis problem
Britain is facing a generation of elderly people who have been taking illicit drugs for much of their lives, according to research published today. More
30/03/2012 - Drinkers should ‘record alcohol intake’
People should record what they drink as a way of monitoring how much alcohol they consume, a new study has concluded. More
28/03/2012 - Heart attack survivors benefit from daily tipple
Moderate drinking appears to be linked with lower risk of death following heart attack, researchers say today. More
23/03/2012 - Offering extra support to quitting smokers doesn’t work, says report
Offering smokers who want to quit the habit free nicotine patches and more intensive, proactive telephone counselling makes no difference to how well they succeed, it was claimed today. More
14/03/2012 - Shisha smoking warning
Campaigners today warned of the rise of water-pipe smoking as new figures show the number of "shisha" bars in the UK soaring. More
06/03/2012 - 50 years on smoking toll continues
More than six million people in the UK have died from smoking in the 50 years since physicians first called for government action against it, a conference heard today. More
01/03/2012 - Anti-smoking patches fail pregnancy test
Pregnant women who smoke cannot be helped to quit by nicotine patches, according to a major analysis published today. More
21/02/2012 - Movie link to binge drinking
Popular movies may have a strong influence on teenagers' drinking habits, researchers warned today. More
17/02/2012 - Pregnant smokers problem for north
There are massive differences around England in the risk of women smoking to the end of pregnancy, according to figures published yesterday. More
16/02/2012 - Government considers alcohol price plan
Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday unexpectedly signalled a willingness to set a minimum price for alcohol. More
10/02/2012 - Cannabis doubles car crash risk
Cannabis users who drive within three hours of taking the drug are at double the risk of crashing than those who are not under the influence of alcohol or drugs, researchers said today. More
31/01/2012 - Pregnancy health threat to baby heart
Women who are careless with their health in pregnancy create an increased risk of their baby having heart problems, researchers warn today. More
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