Drug & Alcohol Abuse
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Alcohol threat to cancer battle success
Growing rates of alcohol drinking are putting at risk successes in the battle against cancer, according to a new European study. Read more
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Drinkers work out to burn off alcohol
British drinkers think they can burn off the effects of alcohol with exercise. Read more
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Reality check on child fitness
British families are out of touch with reality when it comes to the fitness of children, campaigners claimed yesterday. Read more
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Alcohol may protect male heart
Regular drinking of alcohol by men may cut their risk of heart disease by as much as a third, according to the results of a major European study published today. Read more
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Call for ban on alcohol sports sponsorship
Alcohol advertising and sponsorship should be banned from sporting events, senior doctors and campaigners said today. Read more
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Different genes control alcohol intake and alcoholism
Like a drink of alcohol? It may not mean you are on the way to becoming an alcoholic, scientists say. Read more
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Doubts over benefit of low alcohol intake
New findings challenge the theory that drinking a little alcohol may be good for the health. Read more
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Warning of alcohol death toll
Tens of thousands of people could die from direct effects of binge drinking in the UK in the next decade, experts warned yesterday. Read more
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Global impact of cannabis revealed
A new review of cannabis use around the world suggests it has been used by one in 25 adults aged 15 to 64 years. Read more
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New co-sleeping link to cot death
Sleeping with babies is now one of the key risks that can lead to cot death, British experts warned today. Read more