Alcoholism
The latest news and comment on alcoholism
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Device helps doctors accurately measure patient’s drinking history, and not just depend on most recent tests
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Giving free booze to homeless alcoholics sounds crazy. But it may be the key to helping them live a stable life
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From midweek binges to the dealer with a loyalty card, one twentysomething asks when a habit becomes an addiction
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Nine out of ten Britons do not associate drinking with cancer, according to research by Cancer UK
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Longer licensing hours led to alcohol binges and mental health problems, say academics
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The autocomplete questions Why do humans like to get drunk? You asked Google – here’s the answer
Marc LewisEvery day millions of internet users ask Google life’s most difficult questions, big and small. Our writers answer some of the commonest queries -
When he agreed to co-write a memoir with his son Jack – a recovering drug, sex and alcohol addict – John Sutherland was exposed to so many painful revelations that he was left asking …
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In a government-funded pilot, the stories of families affected by drug and alcohol misuse are recorded and shared to help those in similar situations
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New advice from UK medical officers suggests adults should consume no more than 14 units of alcohol a week
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Most of us who drink alcohol won’t die from liver disease – but it still kills more of us than diabetes and road deaths combined
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In an uncompromising and lyrical memoir Liptrot describes how she exiled herself to the remote Scottish islands to kick alcohol
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How the NHS saved my life: Chris Owen, who developed alcohol-induced epilepsy, tells how the health service picked him up after every injury
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An entire evening of nationwide drinking - and how it affects the NHS and its overstretched A&E departments and ambulance services
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Staff tell of chaos and abuse, with high volumes of drink-fuelled cases now a daily rather than a Friday night aspect of work
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Exclusive: Firms claim to support responsible drinking, yet data shows those who consume at risky or harmful levels account for 60% of sales in England
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This debut by a brave, vulnerable author describes the wind and wildness of Orkney and spares no details of degradation and recovery
Moby: ‘There were bags of drugs, I was having sex with a stranger’