by AlphaBiolabs | Aug 13, 2018 | Alcohol Testing
Devices which breath-test drivers before their cars start are already commonplace in countries such as the USA and Denmark. Now, they are being offered in County Durham in a bid to crack down on drink-driving. The Durham force is the first in the UK to pilot the... 
by AlphaBiolabs | Aug 3, 2018 | Alcohol Testing
England’s football team may not have reached the final of the World Cup, but the success of the tournament has certainly been a winner for alcohol sales. Supermarket sales of alcohol were boosted to record levels in the 12 weeks to 15th July, as football fans visited... 
by AlphaBiolabs | Jul 19, 2018 | Alcohol Testing
In England, there are 120,000 parents or carers who are potentially in need of specialist treatment for alcohol dependence. As reported in our blog Children of alcoholics to get much needed support, £4.5 million of joint funding from the Departments of Health and... 
by AlphaBiolabs | Jul 9, 2018 | Alcohol Testing
Alcohol-related deaths for adults in Scotland have risen for the fourth year in a row, according to figures released by NHS Health Scotland. In 2016, there were an average of 22 deaths a week due to alcohol misuse – more than two and a half times the number for 1981.... 
by AlphaBiolabs | Jun 16, 2018 | Alcohol Testing, Drug Testing
An epidemic of the illegal drug Spice in prisons is putting nurses at risk, union leaders say. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said it had members who had been left unwell after treating prisoners in their cells. The problem is that nurses and healthcare assistants... 
by AlphaBiolabs | Jun 14, 2018 | Alcohol Testing, Drug Testing
Researchers are attempting to tackle the problem of addiction using transcranial magnetic brain stimulation, which can reduce how ‘excited’ the brain becomes in response to cues. In the case of chronic alcohol users, such a cue could be the sight of a bottle of...