Drug & Alcohol Abuse
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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. Read more
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Heart attack survivors benefit from daily tipple
Moderate drinking appears to be linked with lower risk of death following heart attack, researchers say today. Read more
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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. Read more
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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. Read more
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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. Read more
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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. Read more
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Movie link to binge drinking
Popular movies may have a strong influence on teenagers’ drinking habits, researchers warned today. Read more
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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. Read more
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UK considers alcohol price plan
The British Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday unexpectedly signalled a willingness to set a minimum price for alcohol. Read more
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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. Read more