Scotland & Alcohol
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Scot Govt focus on drug deaths 'has shifted attention from tackling alcohol harm'
Scotland has the highest rates of drug and alcohol deaths in Europe. A review of alcohol and drug treatment services by Scotland's Auditor General and Accounts Commission has highlighted a number of areas for improvement.
Alcohol: 'I would lose everything if I started drinking again - and I know that'
Doing more to tackle alcohol problems in convicts 'could reduce re-offending'
'That's the drinking we need to worry about': Alcohol deaths surge in 'Baby Boomers'
Reducing alcohol harm while protecting hospitality is possible, new research suggests
A fairer way to charge more for alcohol amid minimum price increase
Expert urges MSPs to increase alcohol minimum price as change goes to vote
Sober social? This alcohol-free wine tasting is making me feel quite drunk
Catriona Stewart: Why does my father's death from alcohol cause me so much shame?
How a specialist Scottish court is helping accused fight addiction and avoid prison
Inside the Glasgow treatment programme giving alcohol to alcoholics
Is 'out-of-date' alcohol legislation causing binge drinking and drug use in football?
Beyond minimum unit pricing: Did it really work – and what else should we be doing?
'Would I offer drugs?’: The 'dry' hotelier who faced backlash on Scottish island
Alcohol in Scotland is a complicated issue, but at least there are no frat boys
'It's time for Scotland to talk about alcohol the way we do mental health'
'Middle-class virtue signalling' is contributing to Scotland's alcohol problem
How Russia ditched vodka and hit the beers to address its alcohol problem
Scotch whisky industry prepares for a Labour government
Why middle-aged Scots are struggling to give up their beloved booze
"I know my limits because I started drinking early': German teens and alcohol
'I didn't have a problem with alcohol – but I've never felt better since quitting'
Young, sober and Scottish. The Gen-Zs and Millennials seeking alcohol-free kicks
'In Scotland you are addressing your alcohol problems — unlike here in Germany'
Tonic wine and endangered bats: Kevin McKenna on the hunt for the real Buckfast
Kevin McKenna: Minimum unit pricing for alcohol doesn't work and hammers the poorest
'A widespread and largely hidden harm' - the effects of adult alcohol use on children
Scottish drinks trade at loggerheads with campaigners on advertising
Can whisky offer an economic lifeline for Scotland’s island and rural communities?
Minimum Unit Pricing risks inflicting pain for only theoretical gains
Scottish tourism toasts whisky's growing contribution to visitor numbers
Rebecca McQuillan: Minimum alcohol unit pricing does save lives
The lost joy of daytime drinking and the end of a Scottish drinking culture
Letters: We must counter the alcohol industry's campaign to woo young people
Herald poll: Should Scottish theatres sell alcohol?
Monica Lennon: I had to ban my dad from my wedding over his drinking
Recovery crisis: Rehab beds up by just 32 in three years amid alcohol deaths toll
'I was completely clueless about recovery – I thought you just stopped drinking'
'If my wife wasn't here, I'd punch you': Has pressure to sell booze ruined theatre?
Addiction, recovery and 12 steps to breaking the cycle in Scotland
SNP call on Chancellor to create no-VAT 'mini enterprise zones' to help pubs and bars
Scotland & Alcohol: Find every article in the series here
'I’m not ashamed to say the central purpose of our whisky business is joy'
Scotland's new alcohol minister on the country's relationship with booze
I'm a health correspondent – but if I'm honest, I've had a lot of fun binge drinking
Scotland's changing relationship with alcohol: In six charts
How did we get here? A short history of Scotland's changing drinking culture
Think Scotland has always been Europe's problem drinker? These graphs will shock you
Scotland and Alcohol: The Herald series starts on Monday