A recent survey of Scottish drivers reveals that most would welcome a cut in the amount they are allowed to consume before getting behind the wheel. The poll quizzed more than one thousand adults and the results were that four out of every five would like to see safety on ...
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Drinks giant Diageo has won a High Court ruling which means vodka, the country's most popular alcoholic tipple, will now receive the same legal protection that is awarded to other alcoholic drinks such as champagne, sherry and whisky. All vodka producers will now have to meet strict requirements if they ...
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The government has announced that after April establishments which sell alcohol will no longer be allowed to advertise drinks promotions which encourage people to binge-drink. Home Secretary Alan Johnson said that it was the duty of the government to make sure that those who encourage irresponsible drinking are prevented from ...
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A new report out on the level of alcohol consumed by Scottish drinkers shows that on average they are managing to put away around twenty-five percent more than those in either England or Wales. NHS Health Scotland has been analysing sales figures and translating them into the amount of pure ...
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A new study suggests that there is no way of knowing who might fall victim to the deadly effects of cocaine. Research carried out in Spain showed that three percent of all sudden deaths were directly attributed to the use of the drug. The study analysed post-mortem reports for those ...
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In a bid to encourage safer drinking habits in the U.K. the Conservatives have called for a change in the way the level of alcohol in drinks is displayed. They claim that the present system of showing how many units of alcohol there are in a particular drink is confusing ...
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The House of Commons Health Committee has published a report that calls for stricter controls on alcohol. The cross party report has accused the government of being too close to drinks firms and supermarket chains and that this relationship is distorting their policies in regards to tackling the country's alcohol ...
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The chairman of one of the country's most popular pub chains has spoken out against what he says is an attack on drinking establishments by the government. Tim Martin who runs the Wetherspoon chain claims that although binge drinking is a problem in Britain it should not be the country's ...
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A surgeon who gives slideshows to children illustrating the dangers of getting drunk says that it reduces alcohol consumption by those who have seen it by up to a third. Professor Iain Hutchinson is a facial reconstruction surgeon who has compiled images of his patient's injuries to show to children ...
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New statistics reveal that a shocking number of children in the U.K. are abusing alcohol. Figures obtained by the Liberal Democrats show that the number of youngsters being put through the countries courts for alcohol related incidents was on the rise. In 2003 the number of under-eighteens dealt with by ...
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