Alcohol
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David Nutt: alcohol consumption would fall 25% if cannabis cafes were allowed
19 Jun 2012: Former chairman of drugs advisory committee tells MPs Dutch-style 'coffee shops' would make people drink less
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17 Jun 2012:It's an alcohol spray for when you 'have the occasional need of light-headedness'. But at £1,000 per unit, you might just want to stick with vodka
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16 Jun 2012: Like any mother, Judy Sims always hoped that she and her daughter would have a lot in common – but substance abuse wasn't one of them. However, they also share a determination to beat addiction and stop their family being torn apart. Claire Donnelly meets them both
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15 Jun 2012:
Ian Jack: Many of my parents' generation in Scotland were near-teetotal, perhaps out of resolve to be better than their hard-drinking Victorian forebears
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11 Jun 2012:
Universities are starting to recognise the needs of non-drinkers – students can be less understanding
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10 Jun 2012:
David Nutt: In years to come alcohol may be replaced with happier alternatives and we could all be immunised against developing harmful habits
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7 Jun 2012:
John Burnside: Diageo's investment in whisky production is welcome, but we must not allow market-driven 'innovations' to erode its genius
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31 May 2012:
Michael White: The Everest deaths show it's hard to balance liberty and safety, but a report suggesting half a glass of wine a day goes too far
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Poll,
31 May 2012:
David Nutt, who chairs the Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs, has mooted the idea of alcohol ignition interlock devices being fitted in all cars, to stop drink-driving. Would you support such a move?
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30 May 2012:
Researchers say in report that drastic reduction in guideline amounts could save 4,600 lives a year in England
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30 May 2012: Damian Thompson: A challenge to the accepted dogma that addiction as an irreversible brain disorder is long overdue
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28 May 2012: Tanya Gold: Politicians or polemicists who debate the true nature of addiction do little to improve the addict's wellbeing
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25 May 2012:
Listen to staff deal with boozed-up patients on special buses and at walk-in centres, part of an NHS effort to cope with the forecast deluge of alcohol-addled revellers during this summer's major events
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25 May 2012: After-work drinkers who overdid it, vulnerable young women and the occasional violent drug user are all part of a night's work
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24 May 2012:
Introduction of a 50p minimum price for alcohol could happen by April 2013 after Scottish National party wins Holyrood vote
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24 May 2012:
John Sutherland: The proposal to dock benefits from alcoholics who decline help is impractical and misunderstands the nature of addiction
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