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08/08/2014

Weekly News Update:90% of population unaffected by minimum unit...

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01/08/2014

Weekly News Update: Big fall in alcohol-related A&E visits by...

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30/07/2014

Balance welcomes ban for 'irresponsible' alcohol promotion

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled today (Wednesday 30th July) that a leaflet promoting a South Shield’s pub was irresponsible and in breach of advertising code.

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