Scots regularly turn to alcohol when celebrating, in need of consolation – and when feeling upset, bored, joyous, lonely, proud or nervous. Alcohol misuse is a society-wide reality, not just a problem for an undisciplined, deeply disturbed few.
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The Alcohol Bill needs to be serious, not a token gesture
Alcohol in Scottish society serves a variety of purposes: a ‘social lubricant’; tool of seduction; and self-medication to deal with stress or pain.
