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Rehab News: Tories consider rise in alcohol tax

Conservative leader David Cameron has revealed that one of his party's policy groups is proposing higher taxes on alcohol to help tackle binge drinking.

Speaking on the BBC's Sunday AM programme, Mr Cameron said that the move was one of many being put forward by the party's Social Justice Policy Group, which will publish its Breakthrough Britain report tomorrow (July 10th).

The policy group's idea to add around 7p to the cost of a pint would generate around £400 million per year to help fund alcohol treatment, although the party leader is not expected to back the proposal.

Members of the drinks industry have warned that customers would simply turn to supermarkets to buy cheaper alcohol and that the proposal could therefore lead to an increase in binge drinking.

"People who work in pubs are highly regulated and they are very carefully watching what their customers are drinking," said Caroline Nodder, editor of the Publican.

"When people are drinking at home, that's when you have got to start worrying about it. This will add to binge drinking rather than help it," she remarked.

However, Alcohol Concern has welcomed the recommendation, insisting that alcohol-related harm places "a heavy burden" on society.

"Raising prices through taxation would particularly impact on the amount of alcohol that vulnerable groups, including young people are able to buy," said chief executive Srabani Sen.

"Indeed, a study by the Academy of Medical Sciences concluded that a ten per cent hike in the price of alcoholic beverages could reduce alcohol-related mortality figures by up to 37 per cent," the expert added.

Article published on 10/07/2007 by DryOutNow.com

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Government Youth Alcohol Action Plan Misses the Easy Targets Says Addaction

Responding to the publication of the government's Youth Alcohol Action Plan recently, Richard McKendrick of Addaction, a UK drug and alcohol treatment charity, said: "With this plan the government ...

Drug addiction treatment, Still key areas for improvement

Healthcare watchdogs have recently called for a continued drive to improve drug addiction treatment, to ensure services are delivered consistently across the country. A report revealed that although the majority of drug treatment services in the UK are performing well there is still room for improvement.

The report, released by the Healthcare Commission and the National Treatment Agency (NTA), shows results from the second of three annual reviews to assess the performance of ...

Research adds weight to role of genes in alcohol abuse

Researchers have found additional evidence that genetic factors may contribute to the development of alcoholism, a finding which may have major implications for alcohol treatment.

A study by scientists at the University of Grenada's Alcoholism and Drug Addiction group revealed that a lack of beta-endorphin - a kind of 'morphine' released by the brain in response to situations such as pain - can be hereditary.

The researchers investigated 200 families, each with at least one parent who was a chronic alcoholic.

They found that children aged between six months and ten years had lower levels of beta-endorphin than other children of the same age.

"These levels were even lower in children whose both parents were alcohol abusers," revealed Jose Rico Irles, professor of medicine at the university and lead researcher.

The researchers believe that differences in endorphin levels can make some people more vulnerable to alcohol than others and suggest that testing people's beta-endorphin levels may provide doctors with a way of determining which patients may be at higher risk of becoming addicted to alcohol.

Professor Rico commented: "Alcohol abuse prevention must consist of locating and identifying genetically predisposed subjects."

The professor added that alcohol awareness is vital for preventing addiction and said that campaigns should be launched to target children and teenagers before they come into contact with alcohol.

Article published on 02/07/2007

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