Drink and drugs 'hitting economy'
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Drug and alcohol misuse is a major cause of absenteeism and poor productivity in the workplace, a survey suggests.
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Figures reveal a doubling in the number of people in Scotland diagnosed with alcoholic liver disease.
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A new study conducted by two economists finds that people  who drink will make more money than people who don't
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More than half of public money spent on goods and services goes to firms outside Wales, research shows.
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Violent crime has fallen for the first time in eight years, but drug-linked offences and robberies are on the rise, according to Home Office figures released Thursday.
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European finance ministers are meeting Tuesday, with talks focusing on the thorny issue of alcohol taxes.
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Economic data to be released this week are expected to show slowing economic growth in Britain as rate hikes braked expansion, economists said.
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Britain's teenagers are among the heaviest drinkers and drug-users in Europe, research has found.
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BRUSSELS, Mar 1 (IPS) - A growing number of people are getting addicted to   tranquillisers and other prescription drugs, and this abuse is  set to  exceed illicit drug abuse, the International Narcotics  Control Board  (INCB) warns in a report published Thursday.
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Drunken drivers beware: Police say they are starting a crackdown this month and the government is promising arrests for those who drink and drive.
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Super-sized servings of sauvignon blanc, giant goblets of grenache: wine glasses in Britain's bars are larger than ever and deepening the country's problematic relationship with alcohol, lawmakers and health officials warn.
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Britain now tops European countries in rates of cocaine abuse, a new report has revealed. The study, released Thursday by the European Union&#39;s drug monitoring center, found five percent to seven percent of
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Raising the price of alcohol could save hundreds of lives a year, health campaigners claim in a new report.
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The abrupt pullback in spending raises the possibility that the country may be experiencing a rare decline in personal consumption.
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The number of under-18s admitted to hospital in England with alcohol-related illness jumps by 20%.
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Pubs and bars should be forced to start selling smaller glasses of wine again, an MP says.
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More cocaine is taken in the UK than in almost every other European Union country, a study finds.