Alcohol is more harmful than heroin or crack, according to a study published in medical journal the Lancet.
In the News
-
November 1st, 2010
-
November 1st, 2010
Research by Professor David Nutt reopens controversial debate on harm caused by drugs and need for strong action on alcohol.
-
November 1st, 2010
Everything about this five-storey Georgian townhouse in London’s Bloomsbury looks warm and welcoming.
-
November 1st, 2010
Growing numbers of women are giving birth in their 50s as IVF clinics relax rules on treating older patients, official figures reveal.
-
November 1st, 2010
A controversial scheme allowing girls as young as 13 to obtain the contraceptive pill from pharmacies is being piloted on the Isle of Wight.
-
November 1st, 2010
Girls as young as 13 can get the Pill without seeing a doctor for the first time.
-
November 1st, 2010
A scheme launched today to allow girls as young as 13 to receive the contraceptive pill without their parents' knowledge has been defended by the NHS primary care trust running the service.
-
November 1st, 2010
A morning-after pill that can be taken up to five days after intercourse is being sold online by a British company.
-
November 1st, 2010
A Christian couple "were doomed" not to be allowed to foster children after it emerged they disapproved of homosexuality, a court has heard.
-
November 1st, 2010
The court, sitting in Nottingham, heard that devout Christians Eunice and Owen Johns abandoned their attempt to become respite foster carers because they felt their views on homosexuality were blocking their application.