North-south divide on alcohol abuse evident in hospital admissions

Liverpool ranks highest in rate of alcohol abuse while the Isle of Wight has lowest numbers connected to excessive consumption

24% of adults ‘risking health through alcohol’

New NHS figures show rise in people admitted to hospital with alcohol-related injuries or conditions, and increase in deaths linked to drinking

Binge drinking ‘increases risk’ of dementia

More under-65s – and women in particular – will suffer alcohol-related brain damage, say doctors

The mourning after

He'd heard the debates about the cost of alcohol abuse to the NHS, but only when novelist Chris Paling found himself on a ward with long-term alcoholics did he really grasp the prognosis

What price a unit of happiness?

With medical and political opinion ranged against drinking alcohol, it's unfortunate that happiness is so hard to quantify in official statistics

Even small amounts of alcohol increase a woman’s risk of cancer

Study suggests drinking just one small glass of wine a day significantly increases the risk of common cancers

Alcohol abuse worst in north-west

Manchester, Salford and Liverpool top list for drink-related health problems

Messages on healthy eating and alcohol moderation not getting through

Despite measures to tackle rising obesity, public lack understanding of lifestyle choices, survey finds

Drastic measures

Viv Groskop speaks to experts and reformed bingers in her bid to achieve the Holy Grail of drinking: moderation

How booze affects the young

Alarming numbers of young people are now being treated in hospital for alcohol-related problems. Cherrill Hicks looks at the long-term implications