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Synthetic booze bid for Scotland
(The Scotsman 15/11/2009)
ONE OF Britain's leading scientists has said that Scotland should be the test bed for his synthetic alcohol that creates the effect of drunkenness but without the damaging side-effects. Professor David Nutt, a psychopharmacologist recently sacked as the UK government's most senior drugs adviser, is developing a synthetic substitute. Nutt says the advantages would be that individuals could enjoy an alcohol that does not damage internal organs, then take an antidote before leaving the pub.
(The Scotsman 11/11/2009)
SCOTTISH ministers have been called on to set up "drunk tanks" in town and city centres to stop the emergency services being overwhelmed on Friday and Saturday nights. The proposal came in a report drawn up for the Scottish Government on the problems with drunk and incapable revellers. The study estimated that hospital emergency departments deal with up to 21,000 people a year who are drunk and incapable, or as many as 404 cases a week.
Scots twice as likely to fear drinking parents
(The Scotsman 09/11/2009)
MORE than 200 children called a confidential helpline last year with concerns about their parents harmful drinking. And the rate of calls to ChildLine is twice as high in Scotland as the rest of the UK, a study released yesterday reveals. The majority of youngsters reporting concerns over their parents' drinking also talked about physical abuse and other family problems. Elaine Chalmers, head of ChildLine in Scotland, said: "Harmful parental drinking can dominate family relationships."
Binge-drinking habits blamed on the parents
(The Scotsman 31/10/2009)
Children learn bad drinking habits from their parents and from adverts, research suggests. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation said family members showing young people to drink responsibly was the most effective method of stopping them from bingeing. Parents have more influence than peers and can offset the effects of advertising, according to Professor Richard Velleman, of the University of Bath, the author of the report.
Two-thirds of Scots drink to excess and bingeing is out of control
(The Scotsman 19/10/2009)
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 per cent of Scots said they drink in moderation, while the rest said they drink excessively. A quarter (26 per cent) of Londoners hit the bottle to calm their nerves, and one in ten said they drink because of depression. But in Wales, 22 per cent of those polled said they binge drink while with friends.
Parents 'should supply alcohol'
(BBC 09/10/2009)
Parents could help keep their teenagers away from drink-fuelled violence and sex by giving them a weekly alcohol allowance, a study has suggested. A third of those polled had experienced violence when drunk and 12.5% reported sexual encounters they regretted. University researchers questioned nearly 10,000 15 to 16-year-olds in the north-west of England. They got into trouble more when buying their own cheap alcohol, rather than getting access from parents, it found.
Two in three ambulance call-outs linked to alcohol
(The Scotsman 06/10/2009)
ALCOHOL is a factor in two-thirds of emergency ambulance calls at the weekend in Scotland, it was revealed yesterday. Figures released at the start of Alcohol Awareness Week showed 68% of calls were connected to drink. The revelation has been timed to mark the start of a summit in Glasgow which will bring together policy makers to tackle Scotland's drink problem. According to the latest figures 45% of crimes are committed by people under the influence of alcohol.
£400,000 to help tackle drink-related violence
(The Scotsman 23/09/2009)
A total of £400,000 of Safer Streets funding will be available to Scottish local authorities from November this year. Community safety minister Fergus Ewing said the money would fund projects that help make Scotland's streets safer. The funding is to be divided between all 32 of Scotland's councils and will help pay for community safety initiatives, such as having high visibility police patrols in areas that are hot spots for trouble, enhanced CCTV provision and late night taxi marshals.
Several too many? Your immune system could be at risk
(BBC 18/09/2009)
Going on a drinking binge could leave you wide open to infections, as well as hangovers, work suggests. Drinking copious amounts of alcohol in one session scuppers the immune system by knocking out proteins essential for fighting off bacteria and viruses. In trials, some of these cytokines were still not "on duty" as long as 24 hours after the mice were dosed with alcohol. Experts said the work in online journal BMC Immunology should serve as a warning to those who drink too much.
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