A doctor explains what the latest research on alcohol teaches us about its effects on physical health and mental health; ...

COMMON reasons for drinking include feeling relaxed, happy, more confident, less anxious and less depressed. But a complex relationship between drinking and mental ill health means the reality is ...

In fact, your entire body might benefit. That’s because alcohol speeds up how quickly you age, sending you hurtling towards ...

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Naltrexone has long been used to treat alcohol use disorder. Now it’s gaining attention as a tool for people who want to cut ...

SCOTLAND is used to grim statistics on alcohol use and abuse, but the latest are particularly dark and depressing. According to a new study, women are developing alcoholic liver disease at an ever ...

The charity says bereavement and retirement can lead to heavy drinking among elder people An alcohol charity claims there a "silent epidemic" of heavy drinking among elderly people in Wales. But ...

The Bradford district is paying a heavy price for the spiralling problem of alcohol-related health problems. The district’s two main hospitals have seen increases of more than 100 per cent in drink- ...

Soldiers, sailors and airmen returning from the war zones of Afghanistan and Iraq have been hitting the bottle in a dangerous fashion but have not suffered the tidal wave of mental problems that was ...

It is almost inevitable that at one time or another a senior HR professional will be confronted by the dilemma of what to do about someone in the workplace who has an alcohol dependency problem. It ...

Alcohol misuse is drinking more than the recommended 14 units of alcohol a week - that's six pints or medium wines WITH another Bank Holiday just around the corner, you may already be making plans to ...