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After having a whirlwind romance in the '90s, Kim's husband Chris died of alcoholism in 2017. Now she's helping people in her position.

As new research finds that couples with similar drinking habits have better relationships, Olivia Petter examines the consequences of having a different relationship to alcohol than your partner

Lucy Rocca, a former heavy drinker who runs the alcohol addiction support group Soberistas, which has 75,000 members, says: Dry January attracts those with a dysfunctional relationship with alcohol.

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Sober October isn’t as popular as Dry January but tens of thousands of Irish people take part every year. It really does have an impact.

If you think you have been spiked, seek medical assistance and report the incident to police. Support and information is available at Spiking UK on 07785 742738 and email, and Drink Aware on 0300 123 1110 and email. A woman who says she was spiked in a bar has described how a police officer told her not to report the incident because authorities would “not take her seriously.” Havva Ramadan, who features in Channel 4’s documentary The Truth About Spiking: UNTOLD presented by Daisy Maskell,...

THE NHS Shetland board has heard of “really positive” progress on the number of ‘alcohol brief interventions’ (ABI) being carried out locally. In the last quarter of the 2022/23 financial year there were 130 of these interventions, compared to just 43 in the second...

The RSA is running a campaign on social media this weekend urging people not to drive with alcohol in their systems.

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Stressing theres no alcohol content in the drinks, the actress said: "You can judge me if you want, Im not doing anything wrong."