A recent survey conducted as part of a Newsround special report looking at the impact of adult drinking on children has found that around half of all 10 – 14 year old’s have seen their parents drunk. In addition to this, the report found that a third of UK children feel frightened when they are read more »

Tesco have pledged their support in a promise made by the coalition government to ban budget cost alcohol in England and Wales, reports BBC News. Recent polls that Tesco have commissioned found that it is excessive drinking which is at the route of most anti-social behaviour. The supermarket chain would happily support a a ban read more »

A staggering amount of young children and teenagers are forced to look after parents who have problems with drink or drugs. BBC Newsbeat spoke to a number of leading charities and found that there are at least 520,000 under 18s who are currently working as unpaid carers for their parents. Most children in this position read more »

Many American doctors claim their country is experiencing an epidemic surrounding over the counter drugs. The National Institute of Drug Abuse has seen the use of illegal drugs and tobacco decrease over the past few years but this has gone hand in hand with the increase of prescription drug abuse. Just a few examples would read more »

Home Secretary Alan Johnson is to fast track synthetic “legal highs” such as mephedrone to a class B status within just a few weeks. The move comes after mounting pressure from the Advisory Council and a recent media surge which has linked the drug to at least four deaths in the UK this year. Mr read more »

The fast paced and ever changing world of technology has unfortunately brought about a new wave of addicts. Technology addiction is only now being recognised as a serious and life altering condition and as public awareness of the illness grows, so does the support network for sufferers. It was only recently that a South Korean read more »

Can the internet really be classed in the same league as drug and alcohol addiction? The medical world seems to be split in two over whether internet addiction really exists. Certainly we have heard stories of people becoming so wrapped up in online gaming they prefer virtual worlds to their own reality. It was only read more »

According to a new study by psychologists, 1 in every 100 people are addicted to using the internet and have a greater risk of becoming depressed, reports The Times. The internet has undoubtedly changed the world we live in today. The way we work and even the way we socialise is totally different to how read more »

A recent study has revealed that adults in Scotland are consuming the equivalent of a staggering 46 bottles of vodka in a year reports BBC News. The 50.5 million litres of pure alcohol sold in Scotland last year was enough for every drinker over the age of 18 to exceed the weekly consumption guidelines. With read more »

In a bid to tackle their huge underage and binge drinking problem, all of Scotland’s 17 public health chiefs have called on politicians to back a minimum price for alcohol, reports BBC News. All 17 directors of health have signed a letter which calls on the Scottish government to raise the minimum price of alcohol read more »