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Booze Price Hike Proposed to Curtail "Passive Drinking"

According to UK Chief Medical Officer Sir Liam Donaldson, alcohol consumption has risen 40% in Britain while falling elsewhere in Europe. Donaldson is pushing for a higher minimum price per unit of alcohol, which...

created by Jordan Yerman | 40 wks ago | updated 40 wks ago
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Ladette binge-drinking violence soars by 300% in just seven years

The term 'ladette' is still fairly young but the young women the term refers to and the behaviours that they exhibit are on the rise with violence by alcohol fueled girls rising by 300% in the last 7 years....

created by LotusFlower | 42 wks ago | updated 42 wks ago
503 views | 30 recommendations | 8 comments

vanessa_hud

British parents told no alcohol for under-15s

The UK government today warned parents that children under 15 should never be allowed to drink alcohol, even a small amount. The legal age to buy alcohol in the UK is 18, the highest in the EU. However, children...

created by Dave Keating | 47 wks ago | updated 46 wks ago
146 views | 2 recommendations | 3 comments

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Binge drinking can cause long-term brain damage - study

Yet another report highlighting the negative effects of binge drinking. This report shows that binge drinking - even just a few sessions - can cause brain damage. Binge drinking amongst young people is a key area...

created by LotusFlower | 51 wks ago | updated 49 wks ago
925 views | 5 recommendations | 8 comments

breakgifts

Anti-drink ads 'waste millions'

UK youth culture has drink at its heart and according to a new report from Birmingham University Business School the Government's failure to understand this has meant that its anti-booze ads miss the mark. The...

created by LotusFlower | 51 wks ago | updated 51 wks ago
187 views | 31 recommendations | 4 comments

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Biggest Drinkers Are Middle Class and Over 45

Our news media is full of stories about youing people drinking too much but the really big drinkers are the middle class over 45s. This group are most likely to drink 5 nights a week and at high levels. 10 million...

created by LotusFlower | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
173 views | 27 recommendations | 4 comments

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British Police weapon to tackle binge drinkers: flip-flops

Binge drinking remains a huge problem in the UK, with women and men of all ages routinely drinking enormous amounts of alcohol in one sitting. Now one resort in Devon has decided that if you can't stop the Brits...

created by Dave Keating | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
147 views | 10 recommendations | 1 comment

'Happy Hour' May Be Done In Britain, NOOOOOOO!

Health officials are concerned of a possible spike of drinking-related deaths such as liver disease or liver cancer. As a result, Britain is thinking about doing away with “happy hour.” This is in hopes to curb a possible spike and epidemic in drinking-related deaths...

created by Can Tran | 1 year ago
30 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments

LotusFlower

Pupils give teachers alcohol lessons

There are many negative stories about young people and alcohol but pupils at a school in Leicester have been giving their teachers alcohol lessons. Pupils at Hamilton Community College held an alcohol free...

created by LotusFlower | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
382 views | 12 recommendations | 6 comments