The glass is half empty
Zoe Williams: Linking consumption of alcohol with depression fuels a low-level cultural buzz of hypochondria.
Alcohol-related illness soars as 1 in 18 addicts get treatment
Hospitals are seeing dramatic rises in cases of liver damage, doctors warn.
There is life at the end of the bottle
Has Charles Kennedy's 'problem with drink' destroyed his political career? Not necessarily, says recovered alcoholic John Sutherland If he beats the booze, he can come back all the stronger.
Sobering increase in Britons dying for a drink
· Scots lead western Europe for cirrhosis deaths · Government 'turning a determined blind eye'
Sober lessons about drink
Roger Williams, Best's doctor, says his death should make us consider our drinking culture.
‘One question dominates my life: will I slip and have another drink?’
Next week, a change in the licensing laws will make it possible to buy alcohol round the clock. But what does that mean for a recovering alcoholic such as Joy Legatte, for whom it is a matter of life or death?
How Freddie survived his 24-hour binge
David Adam: As befitting his new status as national hero and general God-like cricketing genius, Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff was spared the usual tabloid scorn when he chose to celebrate England's dramatic victory on Monday night with a 24-hour booze-fuelled binge.
Government ‘too close to alcohol industry’
Medical journal attacks plans for 24-hour pub licensing.
Britons drink more alcohol as French cut intake
The hard-drinking British increased their consumption of alcohol by 5% over the past five years while the French and Germans were sharply cutting back their intake, market researchers reported today. They found more young people in mainland Europe were switching … Continue reading