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Is Dry January effective? An expert explains the problem with trendy sobriety

As a substance use researcher and therapist, I’m troubled because while Dry January campaigns benefit many, they do not help the individuals that I have worked with over the years

Inverse

Most common health myths debunked including weight concerns and calorie control

Our health intentions, like plans to detox, are sometimes misguided and, in fact, things like washing our hands more are often more useful

Daily Mirror

Aldi shoppers rave about ‘seriously good’ wine that doesn't give you a hangover

It comes as thousands of Brits are currently taking part in a month of sobriety

Manchester Evening News

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It's easier than ever to have a Dry January — even at a bar

Spaces traditionally focused on alcohol are giving up booze, too.

Axios

Edinburgh NHS Lothian records most babies born addicted to substances in Scotland

New figures have shown that 1,100 babies have been born dependent on substances in Scotland in the last five years and calls are being made to improve alcohol and drug services

Edinburgh Live

NT Liquor Commission set to shift out of economic development department

Chairperson Richard Coates warns of conflict between the priorities of the commission and the government department running it, as the Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade aims to grow the liquor industry.

ABC News

Dubai slashes price of alcohol to boost tourism but travellers warned they risk arrest

Campaigner claims that alcohol laws in UAE remain ‘contradictory’

Evening Standard

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'Bully' who murdered 'drinking partner' wipes away tears as she's jailed for life

Adrian Swift told paramedics that Cheryl O'Callaghan pushed him down the stairs and beat him with a bat

Liverpool Echo

Disruptive 'drunk' who hid in plane's toilets to secretly sip confiscated alcohol jailed

It took two people to subdue Mr Gibbons when he landed at Newcastle International Airport

Wales Online

Man drinking litre and half of vodka a day made vile threat through woman's bedroom window

The court heard Thomas Shone had been drinking 'incredible' amounts of hard alcohol

Wales Online

'Serious warning' issued about Baileys extended after Christmas period

With thousands of people opting to take part in Dry January this month, you might be tempted to get rid of any alcohol by pouring it down the sink

Irish Mirror

Alcohol use is widely accepted in the US, but even moderate consumption is associated with many harmful effects

This month, millions of Americans are taking part in “Dry January” in an effort to forgo alcohol for a month and cleanse themselves of the excesses of the holiday season.

The Conversation

Beautician was sat in the middle of road when car ploughed into her in the dead of night

Antonia St Louis died after the crash on Manchester Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, in the early hours of November 28, 2020 after she was hit while sitting on the middle of the road

Daily Mirror

Ryanair passenger threatened cops called to plane after drunken behaviour on flight

Newcastle Crown Court heard how Meredith Gibbons was "determined to drink as much" alcohol as he could on a Ryanair flight, as he has been branded a "nuisance"

Daily Mirror

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Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh champagne thief snatched 50 bottles from popular curry house

Andrew Stobbs, 37, stole around £1,000 worth of alcohol during his visit to the award-winning Raj Mahal restaurant in Kinross in 2020, before being caught by police a few months later.

Irish Mirror

Drunken Ryanair passenger who was disruptive on flight from Spain jailed

Meredith Gibbons had smuggled his own alcohol onto the flight and when it was confiscated from him, he snuck into the galley to retrieve it and took it into the toilet to drink.

Manchester Evening News

Tragic beautician was sat in the middle of the road when a car ploughed into her

Antonia St Louis was a 'loving daughter, sister and granddaughter', her family said

Chronicle Live

Drunken Ryanair passenger who was disruptive on flight from Alicante to Newcastle jailed

Meredith Gibbons, of Gateshead, had smuggled his own alcohol on board the Ryanair flight and continued to behave in a disorderly way when arrested at Newcastle International Airport

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Liverpool Echo

Men thrown off TUI Manchester Airport flight could face 20 years in jail

An FBI report says the men became loud and disruptive and were refused alcohol

Irish Mirror

"It hasn't worked" - Calls for alcohol minimum unit pricing to be dropped

The legislation, which came into effect back in January 2022, meant that going forward every gram of alcohol has to cost at least 10 cents.

Los Angeles Times

Scientists explore using psychedelics to treat alcohol, drug disorders

LOS ANGELES — Melanie Senn's father, long dead, appeared to her as she lay back in the dimly lit room at the Santa Monica clinic, a mask over her closed eyes, and the psychedelic trip began.

Evening Standard

Dry January: The best bars to drink in when you’re not drinking

Mike Daw on how to have fun — without the hangover

The Independent UK

3 sober influencers on how going booze-free changed their lives

Imy Brighty-Potts speaks to influencers who say they are much happier sober.

The Independent UK

‘I decided to stay sober forever’: How Dry January is changing binge Britain

A month of alcoholic abstinence seems good on paper, but can it really make a difference to your drinking habits long-term? Dry January sceptic Eloise Hendy meets people whose lives have been transformed by just 30 days of sobriety

Wales Online

Plan to sell alcohol until midnight on Barry residential street met with staunch opposition

The former Switch 'n' Socket shop is set to turn into a convenience store

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