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Two-thirds of Scots admit to drinking too much alcohol, new research has revealed. In a study examining the reason why people drink, only 35 percent of Scots said they drink in moderation, while the rest said they drink excessively.
The Scotsman.com reports that according to the research carried out by the British Society of Gastroenterology, a quarter (26 percent) of Londoners said they drink to calm their nerves,...
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The majority of weekend ambulance calls in Scotland are alcohol-related, BBC Scotland revealed. Ambulance Service figures released to the BBC suggested that 68 percent of weekend calls list alcohol as a major cause. The Scottish Ambulance Service said these types of calls were delaying its response to real emergencies.
Scottish Labour called for a "national consensus" to tackle alcohol abuse, but a...
While some countries are tougher on drunk-driving charges than the United States, the use and development of ignition interlock devices—those that measure a driver’s blood alcohol content through a breath test before the car is able to start—show that progress is being made toward cracking down on people who get behind the wheel when they shouldn’t.
The New York Times’ Tanya Mohn...
Colorado’s "100 Days of Heat” campaign, law enforcement’s statewide crackdown on drunk driving, has contributed to a significant decrease in alcohol-related deaths this summer, according to preliminary data.
From Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend, 36 people were killed in suspected alcohol-related crashes, compared with 71 during the same time period last year. None of this...
British doctors called for a ban on all alcohol advertisements, saying the move is necessary to curb Britain’s dangerous drinking culture. The British Medical Association said that a rapid increase in alcohol consumption among young Britons in recent years was being underpinned by "clever alcohol advertising" and that a prohibition on alcohol-related publicity was needed to help turn the situation...
