Excessive Alcohol Consumption

Wales set to implement minimum unit pricing

24-Oct-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

Legislation to introduce minimum unit pricing was introduced before the National Assembly for Wales by public health minister Rebecca Evans yesterday (23 October), in a bid to address health concerns around excessive alcohol consumption.

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Advice: Keep control of social media

04-Jun-2015 By Poppleston Allen

We are all no doubt aware of last year’s ‘Neknomination’ craze whereby social media users posted videos of themselves consuming potentially dangerous mixtures of alcohol while challenging friends to either repeat the stunt or try something more extreme.

Top GP: Drinkers must 'face facts' over their health

09-Aug-2010

The UK's top GP has slammed society's attitude towards drinking, smoking and overeating. Steve Field, chairman of the Royal College of GPs, has urged...

Hamish Champ: Educating people about the 'demon drink'

15-Feb-2010 By Hamish Champ

As many of us are all too aware, too much of a good thing can backfire. Eating excessively, doing too much exercise - especially exercise, for those...

Hamish Champ: A Tale of Two Brewers

26-Oct-2009 By Hamish Champ

Last week I probably put away more units of alcohol than I did in the whole of the previous month. I'm neither proud nor indeed ashamed of this fact,...

£10m for alcohol awareness campaign

19-May-2008 By Ewan Turney

Unit awareness at top of agenda in Government fight against binge drinking

Scottish licensees urged to help stamp out binge drinking

23-Jan-2002

Licensees in Scotland are being urged to promote sensible drinking as part of a major new campaign to stamp out excessive alcohol consumption among...