Criminals in Wales who commit alcohol-fuelled crimes can be banned from drinking and ordered to wear a ‘sobriety tag’ by judges from 21 October. The anti-crime...Harm Reduction
A new study has shown that the serum metabolite profile can be used to identify individuals likely at risk of developing an alcohol-related disease in the future,...Harm Reduction
A consortium involving researchers from six countries has published two studies that identify risk factors associated with alcohol-related cirrhosis, the University of...Harm Reduction
Research from the University of Sydney has found that any alcohol use during pregnancy, even low levels, is associated with subtle yet significant behavioural and...Harm Reduction
The alcohol industry is increasingly funding academic research into the impacts of alcohol consumption – with some studies making claims about alcohol’s health...Harm Reduction
Researchers from the Medical University of Vienna in Austria have hypothetically linked alcohol-induced vitamin B1 deficiency with iron deposits in the brain that could...Harm Reduction
The Royal College of Psychiatrists warned this week that addiction services in England are not equipped to treat the eight million people who are drinking at high risk...Harm Reduction
An online system to monitor symptoms and cravings will help combat heavy drinking and alcohol use disorders, which affect about a third of men and a quarter of women in...Harm Reduction
A study published in the journal Pediatrics found that young adults aged 18 to 26 who used legal performance-enhancing substances were significantly more likely to...
August 26th, 2020Alcohol industry players in South Africa have pledged R150 million for harm reduction initiatives over the next year. While the alcohol ban turned out to be unnecessary,...
