By Dr Emilia Crighton, chair of the Scottish committee of the Faculty of Public Health. So the government has decided to bring in a ban on pub and club drinking promotions that encourage people to drink fast and furiously. Licensees will face fines of up to £20,000 or face a prison sentence, under this new [...]
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“Alcohol measures do not go far enough”
Posted in Alcohol, Health Protection, tagged Alcohol, Binge drinking, minimum pricing, Scotland on January 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A major setback for Scotland’s alcohol bill?
Posted in Alcohol, tagged Alcohol, Binge drinking, minimum pricing, Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland on November 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It could have been a big day for public health in Scotland. It could have been the day when notice was served on Scotland’s ugliest health blight – its rising tide of binge drinking, drunkenness and alcohol-related illness and injury. On Thursday this week, Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon introduced the Alcohol etc (Scotland) Bill – [...]
Alcohol costs £2.25m per year – FPH conference told
Posted in Alcohol, tagged Alcohol, FPH, minimum pricing, Scotland on November 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One in 20 deaths in Scotland is linked to alcohol, said Dr Lesley Graham at the Scottish FPH conference. Scotland has the fastest growing rate of liver disease in the world, said Graham, public health lead for alcohol and on the policy team for alcohol in the Scottish government. The estimated cost to Scottish society [...]
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