Alcoholism

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.…

Searching for new medicines to treat alcohol addiction

Only a few drugs are licensed to treat alcoholism and, although reasonably effective, they are not suitable for everyone. Increased understanding of the underlying neuroscience of alcohol addiction is revealing a wealth of new possible drug targets, and a number of trials are under way.…

Dudley pharmacist crowned winner of I Love My Pharmacist 2016

Olutayo Arikawe, a pharmacist manager from Dudley in the West Midlands, has been named as the winner of the I Love My Pharmacist Award 2016. The award was presented to Arikawe following a final judging panel day at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) in London, during which each of the six …