The average European's household spends more on alcohol than on supplementing state education, says the European Commission. At €250 a year alcohol spending accounts for around 1.6% of household expenses, but the proportion varies widely across the bloc: In the Baltic States it is around four times … [Read more...] about Europeans spend more on alcohol than on topping-up education
[summary] The impact of minimum unit pricing in Wales | Government Social Research
Key points Just under 2m adults in Wales drink alcohol, averaging 610 units a year, costing £607 Almost three quarters them drink within the UK guidelines of 14 units a week Nevertheless around 777 deaths and 35,637 hospital admissions are directly caused by alcohol Blood pressure accounts … [Read more...] about [summary] The impact of minimum unit pricing in Wales | Government Social Research
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[summary] UK liver disease report: Budget to reverse declines in England
Key points The recent decreases in liver mortality in England will not persist after the removal of the duty escalator and the reduction in alcohol duty in the most recent budget, according to the Lancet Commission on liver disease The commission says it continues to strongly support the … [Read more...] about [summary] UK liver disease report: Budget to reverse declines in England
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Children of alcohol dependents lose Tory champion | philcain.com
Conservative MP Nicola Blackwood, who as health minister ordered a strategy to help the children of alcohol dependent people, narrowly lost her Oxfordshire seat to a Lib Dem in last week's parliamentary election. There is no mention of the strategy in the Conservative or LibDem manifestos, while an … [Read more...] about Children of alcohol dependents lose Tory champion | philcain.com