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Heavy Drinkers Outlive Non-Drinkers, Study Finds

JOHN CLOUD Yahoo! News 09/02/2010
Maryland Set To Pass 'Dime A Drink Tax' On Alcohol

Alcohol may soon come with a new kind of high. It’s not stronger proof. It’s a higher tax. Alex DeMetrick reports supporters of a “Dime a Drink Tax” think they have a shot at making it happen in Maryland.

Heavy Drinkers Outlive Non-Drinkers, Study Finds

The benefits of drinking alcohol may go beyond the jollies of inebriation and, in fact, help you live longer than non-drinkers, Time.com reported.

Minimum alcohol price illegal, Law Society says

Angus Macleod The Times 03/17/2009

‘Flawed’ alcohol legislation set to be unveiled

STEWART PATERSON The Herald 03/01/2009
Minimum alcohol price illegal, Law Society says

Moves to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol in Scotland may be illegal, according to the Law Society of Scotland.

‘Flawed’ alcohol legislation set to be unveiled

Radical plans to transform Scotland's alcohol and sentencing laws have been branded "a recipe for disaster" and "horribly flawed" by opposition MSPs ahead of their expected publication today.

Parents must help curb teenage drinking, says medical chief

Sir Liam Donaldson launches five-point guide for parents on how to stop children abusing alcohol

'No alcohol' urged for under-15s

Children aged under 15 should never be given alcohol, even in small quantities, England's chief medical officer is expected to say.

Alcohol-related deaths among men double in 16 years

The number of men dying from alcohol-related illness has doubled in 16 years, while rates among women have risen more slowly.

Millions of middle-class drinkers putting health at risk with evening tipple

More than 7 million middle-class drinkers are putting their health at risk by enjoying evenings at home with a bottle of wine, Government statisticians claimed yesterday.