One youngster a week is being admitted to hospital with conditions caused by alcohol abuse in Sunderland, according to new figures. In Sunderland, 151 children were taken to hospital with illnesses directly linked to excessive drinking between April 2015 and March 2018. That’s a rate of 93 admissions for every […]
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Alcohol awareness campaign warns region exceeding the ‘low risk’ intake raises the risk of cancer
Balance, a North East alcohol awareness charity, is relaunching its “Can’t See It” campaign to highlight that drinking increases the risks of several different types of cancer. The first two phases of the “Can’t See It” campaign resulted in nearly 30 per cent of adults saying they felt they should […]
North East charity campaign warns regular drinking raises the risk of breast cancer
North East charity Balance has warned the public that regular alcohol consumption can increase the risk of breast cancer. Studies show only 38% of North East women were aware that alcohol raises this risk – the equivalent to four in 10 women. […]
“I was one of the few who was offered a way out” Ex-Sunderland footballer speaks out about his battle with alcoholism for Alcohol Awareness Week
SR News’ Sophie Dishman speaks to Kieron Brady on Alcohol Awareness Week which runs from November 14 to November 20. “I’ll be an alcoholic to the day I die,” says Kieron Brady as he sits in a blank white room at the University of Sunderland, a place where he once volunteered […]