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16 March 2009
More innovative solutions to drinking problems needed
The Government's chief medical officer proposes to increase the cost of alcohol in an effort to tackle Britain's binge drinking culture.
3 March 2009
Public reaction to young women binge drinking
Eighty per cent of the public, in a recent YouGov and YWCA survey, agreed that girls binge drinking is a problem in England and Wales. However, according to the survey people don’t just want criticism and punishment for young women – they want to see girls offered ways to change their behaviour.
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