Alcohol Alert
Issue No 2 2008

On the cover of this issue

• Alcohol tax increases ‘will save thousands of lives’ - Dept of Health

Also in this issue:

• Supermarkets step up pricing debate

• Stronger Government action needed to tackle the epidemic of alcohol misuse, says new BMA report

• Gary Newlove - the true price of binge drinking?

• Addiction as a mitigating factor

• Alcohol Harm Reduction Toolkit published

• More money for alcohol screening in Scotland

• Young people at risk from energy drinks

• New report focuses on teenage drinking

• Unfinished business - Professor Marion Roberts gives an evaluation of the Licensing Act 2003

• Licensing Act 2003: facts and figures

• New Welsh Substance Misuse Strategy puts new emphasis on dealing with alcohol misuse

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