Alcohol is an integral part of Christmas and New Year celebrations and psychotherapist Noel McDermott is encouraging people to look at their alcohol intake and put some plans in place to manage their ...

BASW guide calls on social workers to use sensitive questioning and careful observation during home visits to identify and support rising number of older problem drinkers. Social workers must identify ...

A TOP level government review has been launched to decide whether all people with known drinking problems should be banned from becoming childminders. A government minister yesterday promised the ...

It’s that time of year when many of us are mid-health-kick in preparation for party season. But if you’re counting down the days until you can enjoy wine again, restricting what you drink might not be ...

LEADING public health experts have raised the alarm after “catastrophic” rise in deaths caused by drinking – and are now calling for urgent action for the government to address the “alarming trend”.

POLICE throughout the region were out in force last night as a Government crackdown on binge-drinkers and anti-social behaviour began with a pre-Christmas blitz. Officers now have the power to issue ...

NINE types of “problem drinkers” costing the NHS billions of pounds were identified by the Government yesterday. Drinkers most at risk of liver damage and other alcohol-related illnesses range from ...

BINGE drinkers in Ellesmere Port who commit alcohol-related crimes will be forced into counselling. Agencies in this borough and across Cheshire have gained Home Office approval to set up a pilot ...

DUNCAN Fletcher does not believe Lancashire's Andrew Flintoff has a drinking problem, despite exposing the England all-rounder's alcohol-fuelled antics in his new autobiography. The serialisation of ...

Why not come over for dinner and some binge drinking? It might not be the conventional way an invitation is worded, but the reality is that's often what happens. People don't like to acknowledge it, ...

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