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| There an estimated 370,000 problem gamblers in the UK. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | The War Cry – 18th February 2006 |
| At peak times 8 out of 10 admissions to the Emergency Room are a result of drinking costing the UK £12 billion a year. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | Alcohol Concern & Prime Ministers Strategy Unit |
| Regular annual drug users: 5 million use cannabis / 3.4 million ecstasy / 2 million amphetamines & cocaine. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | Observer/ICM Poll |
| Binge drinking is blighting the UK with an alarming rise in alcohol-related problems, George Best's surgeon says. Professor Roger Williams said price rises and better labelling on bottles would help tackle the problem. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | The Sentinel - February 10th 2006 |
| Drug abuse in women’s prison has fallen by almost one third since visitors were banned from kissing inmates. The ban on kissing on the lips was introduced to prevent drugs being smuggled to inmates from mouth to mouth during apparently passionate clinches. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | The Sentinel – 17th January 2006 |
| More than a third of men are self medicating with alcohol to help them deal with stress. A survey by health charity Developing Patient Partnership (DPP) found that 34% of men and 26% of women would consider an alcoholic drink as a way of helping them feel less stressed. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | The Sentinel – 12th January 2006 |
| Up to one million visits to A&E each year in England could be due to illegal drug use. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | The Sentinel – 17th November 2005 |
| 1.1 million adults in England suffer from alcohol dependency. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | The Independent – 2nd November 2005 |
| 36% of young British skiers and snowboarders drink so much on the slopes they end up being injured, fined or thrown out of their resorts. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | The Independent – 4th November 2005 |
| The overall number of users of cannabis treated for mental health disorders has risen by 42%. Government figures show that there has been a 22% leap in hospital admissions, attributed directly to cannabis. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | Christian Herald – 15th October 2005 |
| UK charity CARE wrote to 3,000 churches in relation to internet pornography. From the 1,200 replies it found that, 97% indicated they believed this was a serious problem in the church. All had dealt pastorally with at least 2 people affected by it during the previous year. 86% said they lacked the resources to support those who suffered with it and a number of these leaders confessed to having the same problem themselves. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | Prophecy Today – September/October 2005 |
| The office for National Statistics recently reported that alcohol related deaths in England and Wales rose by 18% from 2000 to 2004. Approximately 30% of the population are likely to be vulnerable to excessive and compulsive use of alcohol. A recent survey of 1,000 residents in Salvation Army hostels showed that 46% had addiction problems. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | The War Cry – 27th August 2005 |
| Researchers from Christchurch School of Medicine, New Zealand have found that smoking cannabis nearly doubles the risk of developing mental illness. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | Triple Helix – Spring 2005 |
| In developing countries with low mortality, alcohol is the leading risk factor for males, causing 9.8% of years lost to death and disability. Against a general spend of 2% of household income on alcohol in Delhi, families with frequent-drinking husbands spent 24%. Among the urban poor in Sri Lanka, 30% of families use alcohol and spent more than 30% of their income on it. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | Reform – May 2005 |
| Over the festive period in Staffordshire last year, nearly 12% of motorists tested were over the limit. This time the percentage who failed or refused tests dropped by two thirds to 4% - 51 out of 1,269 tested. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | The Informer – February 2005 |
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