GLASGOW is facing its biggest alcohol abuse problem for 80 years, with consumption at its highest since the First World War and a rising toll of death, illness, brain damage, and social and family ...

THE NUMBER of hospital patients treated for booze related diseases in Coventry soared by two thirds in a single year, new figures show. That is more than double the increase seen anywhere else in the ...

GROWING concern at the scale of alcohol abuse in the region has prompted health bosses to consider setting up a new regional body to try to reduce excessive drinking. Officials have confirmed that ...

A damning report into alcohol abuse has revealed the depth of the problem in North Lanarkshire. A NHS Health Scotland report released last week analysed the extent alcohol is to blame for admissions ...

People see alcohol abuse as a more serious problem than drug misuse, according to a report published by the charity Alcohol Concern. The report says just over 58% feel alcohol misuse is the more ...

New plans are being drawn up to tackle rising problems with alcohol misuse in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire. Drinking is an increasing factor behind health problems, particularly in Stoke-on-Trent, ...

One in five people admitted to hospital has a harmful drinking habit, and one in 10 is dependent on alcohol, research suggests. Experts from King's College London have said the issue is worse than ...

This section of our curriculum guide refers to statement 15.3, Drug and Alcohol Problems, produced by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP). The use of illicit drugs, such as heroin or ...

ALCOHOL abuse can cause extensive and in some cases irreversible damage so it is vital that you drink in moderation. Some of the most acute effects of alcohol abuse are associated with the nervous ...

Alcohol misuse is the "greatest healthcare problem facing Northern Ireland", a coroner has said Alcohol misuse is the "greatest healthcare problem facing Northern Ireland", a coroner has said. Figures ...

The report will go before a policy committee meeting in Reading on Monday evening. Reading's drug and alcohol services could be focussed more on alcohol abuse after figures showed the numbers of ...