Alcohol Misuse

Alcohol Misuse – Alcohol misuse is one of the main problems that our society has to face nowadays. The amount of people drinking alcohol in an uncontrolled and risky way has …

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Death rates soar among Montana women using prescription drugs
Many of the women who become addicted would never dream of turning to illegal drugs or alcohol, but there is no taboo associated with a prescription drug, Bentler said. “It's easier … There is no single profile of women who abuse prescription drugs … Read more on The Missoulian

Surge in drug-drink abuse among over-40s
The report found that more than 500,000 people have been hospitalised for drug and alcohol abuse at least once in the past three years, with 120,000 of those admissions for people in their 40s. That is about twice the number of people in their 20s or 60s. Read more on Nursing Times

Warning after cancer deaths rise
"We have put in place a wide range of measures to minimise the impact of the rising trend in the incidences of cancer, including our obesity strategy, our legislative programme for tobacco sales and Scotland's alcohol framework to tackle alcohol misuse … Read more on Inverurie Herald