Call for tougher laws on alcohol

By Ben Russell, Home Affairs Correspondent
Wednesday, 26 November 2008

Government drugs advisers demand warnings on ads

Drinks firms should be forced to post warnings on alcohol ads as part of wide-ranging measures to cut binge drinking, the Government's official drugs advisers have warned.

Laws should also ban alcohol advertisements on television between 6pm and 9pm, and link taxes and prices to the strength of drinks, the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs said.
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