Drink and Drugs – Pocket Issue

UK Drugs policy in disarray

News today of three further UK government advisors resigning in the wake of the sacking of Professor David Nutt. The advisors, Dr John Marsden, Dr Ian Ragan and Dr Simon Campbell, all quit the UK’s Advisory Council for the Misuse

Tippling the balance

The government is cutting down on the promotion of cheap alcohol, in a bid to curb irresponsible drinking. Promotions like ‘all you can drink for £10’ and ‘women drink free’ are to go in the Queens Speech, although supermarkets will