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Black out or spark out? The scary stats that show how intertwined alcohol and violent crime actually are

Black out or spark out? The scary stats that show how intertwined alcohol and violent crime actually are

Picture the scene: it’s 3.30am on Clapham High Street. Infernos, Vodka Revs and Café Sol have kicked their worse-for-wear patrons out to the street and the road is currently looking...

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Black out or spark out? The scary stats that show how intertwined alcohol and violent crime actually are

Picture the scene: it’s 3.30am on Clapham High Street. Infernos, Vodka Revs and Café Sol have kicked their worse-for-wear patrons out to the street and the road is currently looking...

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They Say “Good Indian Girls Don’t Drink”

They Say “Good Indian Girls Don’t Drink”

When I first discovered there was an entire sober community on Instagram I was ecstatic. Mostly because the last time I stopped drinking the only sober people I met were...

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They Say “Good Indian Girls Don’t Drink”

When I first discovered there was an entire sober community on Instagram I was ecstatic. Mostly because the last time I stopped drinking the only sober people I met were...

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The cheaper alcohol is, the more people die and what we can do about it

The cheaper alcohol is, the more people die and what we can do about it

When it comes to alcohol, drinkers span across a spectrum. There are some who buy a bottle of wine, only looking to the price as their way of judging how...

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The cheaper alcohol is, the more people die and what we can do about it

When it comes to alcohol, drinkers span across a spectrum. There are some who buy a bottle of wine, only looking to the price as their way of judging how...

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Growing up as the child of an alcohol-dependent parent – and how I see drinking culture now

Growing up as the child of an alcohol-dependent parent – and how I see drinking culture now

There was a character in Emmerdale called Shadrach Dingle. He had long grey scruffy hair and a beard and looked like he had been dragged through a hedge backwards. He...

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Growing up as the child of an alcohol-dependent parent – and how I see drinking culture now

There was a character in Emmerdale called Shadrach Dingle. He had long grey scruffy hair and a beard and looked like he had been dragged through a hedge backwards. He...

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6 coping mechanisms for children with alcohol-dependent parents

6 coping mechanisms for children with alcohol-dependent parents

My counsellor recently asked me what I would consider, the most psychologically tough ‘would you rather’ question. Even more psychologically tormenting than the classic parent-sex-join-in-once-or watch-forever dilemma. He asked me...

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6 coping mechanisms for children with alcohol-dependent parents

My counsellor recently asked me what I would consider, the most psychologically tough ‘would you rather’ question. Even more psychologically tormenting than the classic parent-sex-join-in-once-or watch-forever dilemma. He asked me...

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Sober students: Sober societies at universities in the UK

Sober students: Sober societies at universities in the UK

Now more than ever, students are breaking the mould of what uni life is perceived to entail. It really doesn’t need to be all about booze fests and beer pong,...

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Sober students: Sober societies at universities in the UK

Now more than ever, students are breaking the mould of what uni life is perceived to entail. It really doesn’t need to be all about booze fests and beer pong,...

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