Campaign aims at young binge drinkers
Binge drinkers in the 18-24 age group are the target of the government's first national advertising campaign to encourage sensible drinking of alcohol.
Young face tougher drink, smoking laws
Call for tighter under-25 drink-drive limit and tobacco ban for under-18s.
Health experts warn of English addiction to binge drinking
· A fifth of adults double safety limits once a week · Newcastle, Liverpool and Durham are booze capitals
Drunk young things
Teenage drinkers don't just risk making fools of themselves. Doctors now say that binge-drinking in your youth can cause long-term health damage. Emine Saner reports.
Alcohol deaths soaring, new figures show
· Liver disease claims 4,000 lives, up 37% · Third of young men now regularly binge drinking
Third of men drink to drown out job stress
· Survey links depression to long hours and insecurity· Many victims failing to seek medical help
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?