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
Light drinking in pregnancy may be good for baby boys, says study
Sons of mothers who enjoy one to two units a week behave better and score higher in tests
Stop booze tours, plead Scottish students
Student leaders call on Scottish government to keep binge-tour organisers off campuses
One call unites US university leaders: let our students drink
Sobriety is not all its cracked up to be, writes John Sutherland
A sober view of freshers’ week
Don't blame student unions for binge-drinking, says Sarah Morrison
David Cameron says alcoholism is a choice – I need to believe that it was my genes telling me to drink
Tanya Gold: Should we treat alcoholism as a disgusting hobby, born of moral frailty and a desire to watch Richard and Judy all day?
Home Office booze ads show dark side of getting wrecked
A TV ad featuring a young man ruining his appearance before going out drinking leads the Home Office's new £4m alcohol abuse campaign. By Mark Sweney
The party’s over
Students tend to be portrayed in the media as hard-drinking hedonists. But that's simply no longer the case. Jessica Shepherd finds out why sober is becoming cool