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Alcohol: NICE guidance overhauled (Photo: JH Lancy)

GPs can prescribe anti-alcohol drug for first time, says NICE

GPs should prescribe the drug nalmefene to help high-risk drinkers reduce their alcohol intake, NICE...

GPs are urged to offer NRT to pregnant women who smoke (Photo: SPL)

Pregnancy a 'missed opportunity' for GPs to help smokers quit, say researchers

GPs and other health professionals are 'missing opportunities' to prescribe NRT to pregnant women wh...

Alcohol: GPs urged to look out for heavy drinkers (Photo: JH Lancy)

Prioritise opportunistic screening of patients for heavy drinking, GPs told

GPs should screen patients for risky alcohol behaviour at every opportunity as a 'priority', a speci...

Heavy drinking by older adults linked to cognitive decline

Binge drinking linked to cognitive decline in elderly

Binge drinking by older adults is linked to an increased risk of cognitive decline, researchers have...

Heroin abuse. Hypodermic needle and syringe with a pile of heroin on a spoon. (SPL)

Heroin users need regular review to cut addiction, GPs told

GPs caring for heroin addicts should regularly review their use of substitute drugs if patients are ...

Excess drinking levels fall among women in Scotland

Fewer women in Scotland are exceeding the recommending regular daily limit for alcohol consumption, ...

Smokers exposed to others' smoke have trouble quitting the habit (Photograph: SPL)

Secondhand smoke primes nicotine receptors in brain

Exposure to secondhand smoke primes receptors in the brain to 'crave' a nicotine hit, making it hard...

Smoking puts women at greater heart disease risk

Women are 25% more likely than men to develop CHD from smoking, research shows....

Alcohol: GPs should be able to assess severity of dependence (JH Lancy)

NICE issues primary care alcohol treatment advice

NICE has issued the first clinical guidance for diagnosing and treating alcohol dependency in primar...

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