A heart disease treatment, shown to curb booze binges in mice, could offer hope for drinkers struggling to moderate.
Heart pill may aid alcohol moderation
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Christine Humphreys
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Christine Humphreys
Chris Humphreys is the co-founder of The Alcohol-Free Shop and AlcoholFree.com. She was a journalist for more years than she cares to remember. Ex-wife of an alcoholic, enthusiastic amateur musician and a passionate dog lover.
Drinkers avoid alcohol in a third of pub visits
New research shows almost a third of pub visits in the UK are now alcohol-free – and more than half of adults want to cut down on booze.
Smaller wine glasses ‘make people drink less’
Restricting glass size reduces alcohol consumption and could help prevent booze-related disease, researchers have found.
Low and no drinks may increase alcohol to up sales
Alcohol strength in the low/no drinks category could be on the rise to encourage more people to imbibe less.
Rise in booze deaths and disease predicted after pandemic
Dangerous drinking levels may have reached the point of no return among boozers who upped their intake during the pandemic.
Heaviest drinkers down more under Scottish minimum unit pricing trial
Heavy drinkers in Scotland are swallowing higher booze prices aimed at curbing excess, a new study shows.
Army backs addiction recovery programme
Soldiers battling alcohol and gambling problems are being offered support to quit their habit. The British Army is funding the programme Project Reset run by the charity Humankind that works to improve the lives of those with addiction and related issues. So far the...
Airport zero lounge to encourage mindful drinking
A global booze giant is promoting mindful drinking to holidaymakers at a new 0.0 airport lounge.
Wristband gadget could help drinkers moderate
Alcohol monitors that measure intoxication through the skin have produced ‘encouraging’ results in a scientific trial.
Clothing chain blasted over booze bag shame
Shopping bags promoting alcohol at a family clothing and homeware store have sparked dismay among Alcohol-Free Community members.