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25/07/2014

Weekly News Update: Smoking, drinking and drug use down in young...

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24/07/2014

More needs to be done to protect young people from alcohol harms...

Latest figures have shown that two fifths of secondary school pupils had drunk alcohol at least once and more than half of pupils thought it was OK for someone of their age to try drinking...

23/07/2014

‘It’s the drink talking’ at young people’s event

A group of young people in the North East have been working on a campaign focused on alcohol street marketing, as research conducted with the teenagers showed that one in three had...

18/07/2014

Weekly News Update: Government defends policy on alcohol pricing...

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11/07/2014

Weekly News Update: Project aims to pull the plug on young drinkers...

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04/07/2014

Weekly News Update: Government's alcohol pricing 'meaningless'...

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27/06/2014

Weekly News Update: Doctors concerned on binge-drink stats

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20/06/2014

Proposed Bill could facilitate the spread of alcohol outlets...

Plans to relax alcohol licensing laws for businesses such as hairdressing salons won’t be welcomed by people in the North East, according to the results of a survey by Balance, the...

20/06/2014