Stronger Government Action Needed To Tackle The Epidemic Of Alcohol Misuse, Says New BMA Report, UK

A new hard-hitting report1 ‘Alcohol misuse: tackling the UK epidemic’ launched yesterday by the BMA calls on the government to show leadership and implement a full range of effective control policies that will reduce the burden of alcohol misuse. “Recent governments have worked too closely with the alcohol industry and have pursued policies of deregulation and liberalisation regarding alcohol control” said BMA Head of Science and Ethics, Dr Vivienne Nathanson.

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Filed under: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs on February 26th, 2008