Drinking alcohol increases cancer risk Drinking alcohol increases the risk of developing cancer, yet only 13% of adults are aware of the link.…
Fixing a minimum alcohol unit price in Scotland Rising alcohol-related health damage and evidence for a specific link to cheap alcohol led the Scottish Government to legislate a minimum price per unit of alcohol to reduce sales.…
RPS Scotland provides evidence to Scottish Parliament on diabetes prevention and drug-related deaths The Royal Pharmaceutical Society in Scotland has provided evidence for two Scottish parliamentary sessions held this week…
Minimum unit alcohol pricing would impact most on problem drinkers in Wales research shows An introduction of a minimum unit price for alcohol in Wales would have the biggest impact on problem drinkers, according to new research commissioned by the Welsh government.…
Minimum unit alcohol pricing to go ahead in Scotland Minimum unit alcohol pricing, which will increase the price of beer, wine and spirits in the shops, is to go ahead in Scotland following a UK Supreme Court ruling.…
Alcohol-related deaths on the rise in Wales The number of alcohol-related deaths in Wales rose to 504 in 2016 — an increase of 8.9% in 12 months, according to the latest annual report tracking progress on the government’s 10-year substance misuse strategy.…
Eleven minutes of mindfulness training reduces heavy drinking Heavy drinkers who listened to a pre-recorded 11-minute training session on mindfulness techniques drank an average of 9.3 fewer units of alcohol in the week following the session, according to researchers at University College London (UCL).…
Pharmacists urged to look out for signs of substance misuse in over 50s A consultant psychiatrist who specialises in older people has urged pharmacists to be “more vigilant” over the detection of substance misuse in people aged over 50 years.…
Public Health England establishes new health improvement arm Public Health England has created a Health Improvement directorate that will join up a number of teams, including staff working on alcohol, drugs, diet and obesity.…
Alcohol addiction drug may help treat stuttering A drug which faced controversy over its unlicensed use in treating alcohol addiction might also be useful in stuttering, researchers have found.…
