JournalLive - Tag - alcohol abuse

Prime Minister urges North East to get tougher on alcohol abusers

JournalLive — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:30:00 GMT

THE Prime Minister has urged Newcastle and the North East to take a tougher approach to problem drinkers as A&E bosses say they are struggling to cope.

North East deaths from alcohol outlined in new figures

JournalLive — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

ALCOHOL deaths in the North East have increased significantly in the last two decades, a new report has found.

Fix lowest prices for alcohol, suggests MP

JournalLive — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A MINIMUM price for alcohol is needed to tackle a huge rise in liver disease, according to a North East MP.

Figures reveal heavy toll of alcohol abuse in the North

JournalLive — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 23:00:00 GMT

MISUSE of alcohol is costing the North East economy up to £162m per year, new figures have revealed.

Binge drinking culture needs to be stopped

JournalLive — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

TIMES have moved on considerably from the idea it is “sophisticated” to allow your child a little watered-down wine with a meal.

North East drink-related deaths increasing

JournalLive — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 08:15:00 GMT

THE number of alcohol-related deaths in the North East is soaring, new figures show.

Health warning for daily alcohol drinkers

JournalLive — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 00:20:00 GMT

ALCOHOL campaigners are launching a new bid to persuade people in the North East to stop putting their health at serious risk by regularly drinking more than official guidance recommends.

North parents pass drink problems onto children

JournalLive — Thu, 27 May 2010 23:28:00 GMT

PARENTS in the North East are passing on their drink problems to their children, nurses have warned.

Booze prices blamed for rise in North East alcohol-related harm

JournalLive — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:27:00 GMT

BARGAIN basement booze prices are fuelling a surge in alcohol-related harm across the North East.

Region's pupils are the worst for alcohol abuse

JournalLive — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:29:00 GMT

CHILDREN in the region drink at least two bottles of wine a week and are more likely to consume alcohol and smoke than their peers in other areas of England and Wales.