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Don’t turn mothers who drink into criminals

Joanna Moorhead: Women with a drink or drug problem need support not condemnation. But are we prepared to help them?

Published: 5 Nov 2014

Don’t turn mothers who drink into criminals
Foetal damage caused by alcohol ‘equivalent to attempted manslaughter’

Lawyers pursuing compensation claim on behalf of child, say mother’s heavy drinking constitutes crime of poisoning

Published: 5 Nov 2014

Foetal damage caused by alcohol ‘equivalent to attempted manslaughter’
Our marriage is happier than ever because of the alcoholism

When R and I realised that the alcohol was not the cause of all our problems, we understood that we could stay married if the desire was strong enough

Published: 1 Nov 2014

Our marriage is happier than ever because of the alcoholism

- Put calorie labels on beer, wine and spirits, say public health experts
  
  Alcoholic drinks are fuelling obesity epidemic and most have no idea how many calories their drinks contain
  
  Published: 31 Oct 2014
  
  Put calorie labels on beer, wine and spirits, say public health experts
- Marriage in recovery: The things that keep me sane
  
  In my penultimate column, here is a list of things I’ve learned that have kept me going
  
  Published: 25 Oct 2014
  
  Marriage in recovery: The things that keep me sane
- Drunk and very disorderly: Alcohol & England – in pictures
  
  From deep-sea diver beer bongs to lawyers doing the limbo, A&E: Alcohol & England is Peter Dench’s funny and revealing photo-diary of drunkenness
  
  Published: 23 Oct 2014
  
  Drunk and very disorderly: Alcohol & England – in pictures
- I tell my children it’s good to cry, but I find it hard myself
  
  Growing up I was never told not to cry, but it’s something I struggle with
  
  Published: 18 Oct 2014
  
  I tell my children it’s good to cry, but I find it hard myself
- 'You don't ever get over it': meet the British soldiers living with post-traumatic stress disorder
  
  Robert Kilgour blames a history of violence on his time in the army – and he’s not alone. As British soldiers withdraw from Afghanistan and Iraq, Simon Hattenstone and Eric Allison meet the veterans still living in the line of fire
  
  Published: 18 Oct 2014
  
  'You don't ever get over it': meet the British soldiers living with post-traumatic stress disorder
- France bill aims to call time on ‘le binge drinking’
  
  Draft bill hopes to make incitement of binge drinking illegal with sentences of a year behind bars and hefty fines for those who flout the law
  
  Published: 15 Oct 2014
  
  France bill aims to call time on ‘le binge drinking’

- Fewer people in hospital but alcohol harm still costs NHS £2.8bn a year
  
  Alcohol Concern finds number of people drinking above safe limits fell to 9.6 million, or one in six of England’s population
  
  Published: 14 Oct 2014
  
  Fewer people in hospital but alcohol harm still costs NHS £2.8bn a year
- Marriage in recovery: Practising self-care is the key to survival
  
  Playing the martyr is no fun for anyone – and I know from having given massage that if you’re going to look after others, you have to treat yourself too
  
  Published: 11 Oct 2014
  
  Marriage in recovery: Practising self-care is the key to survival
- I’m furious about how my alcoholic ex-husband treats me and the children
  
  We split because of his drinking. Since then, he’s broken arrangements to see the kids, doesn’t support me financially, and we lost our home. How do I deal with my anger?
  
  Published: 10 Oct 2014
  
  I’m furious about how my alcoholic ex-husband treats me and the children
- Marriage in recovery: R’s return to old patterns was a relapse for both of us
  
  Now we need to get back to rebuilding our relationship and not punishing ourselves
  
  Published: 4 Oct 2014
  
  Marriage in recovery: R’s return to old patterns was a relapse for both of us
- A letter to … My ex-husband, who died eight weeks ago
  
  The letter you always wanted to write
  
  Published: 4 Oct 2014
  
  A letter to … My ex-husband, who died eight weeks ago
- We can’t expect a magic pill to solve Britain’s alcohol problems
  
  Hugh Muir: First thoughts: The nalmefene pill is no substitute for coherent health policy, and that means minimum pricing – industry protestations be damned
  
  Published: 3 Oct 2014
  
  We can’t expect a magic pill to solve Britain’s alcohol problems

- Drinkers offered pill to help reduce alcohol consumption
  
  Thousands eligible for tablet aimed at easing cravings for those consuming half a bottle of wine or three pints a night
  
  Published: 2 Oct 2014
  
  Drinkers offered pill to help reduce alcohol consumption
- As vain as it may sound, I like looking at my body
  
  I’m fascinated by the process of change, physically and psychologically
  
  Published: 27 Sep 2014
  
  As vain as it may sound, I like looking at my body
- Giving birth and boozing? The risks of drinking during pregnancy
  
  Sally Adams: With new research published about the harms of binge drinking while pregnant, what is the evidence for how much, if any, is too much alcohol?
  
  Published: 17 Sep 2014
  
  Giving birth and boozing? The risks of drinking during pregnancy
- Two children, two trips to A&E
  
  We have returned to normality, or what passes for it in our family
  
  Published: 13 Sep 2014
  
  Two children, two trips to A&E
- Marriage in recovery: When I mess up now, I try to be kind to myself
  
  I look up at the departures board and our flight is not there. Something is wrong …
  
  Published: 6 Sep 2014
  
  Marriage in recovery: When I mess up now, I try to be kind to myself

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