Links for 31/5/06

• One in six employees in Britain has been under the influence of alcohol at work in the last six months, a study into ‘Alcohol in the workplace’ by insurer Royal & SunAlliance (R&SA) has revealed. R&SA
• Alcohol and suicide: over 90% of young men who committed suicide in one Irish region had alcohol in their system, figures have shown. Furthermore, according to GPs, 20% of their patients who have died as a result of suicide, had a history of alcohol abuse. Irish Health and Fine Gael
• Sports stars support World Cup drink-driving campaign in Essex. East Anglian Daily Times
• Drink-fuelled trouble appears to have fallen in Leeds in the six months since new licensing laws were brought in, according to Leeds City Licensing Association.  Leeds Today
• The new licensing laws seem to have brought a reduction in alcohol-related trouble in Birmingham city centre too.  BBC News
• General review of the impact of the new licensing laws: BBC News
• Middle-aged men at risk of developing heart disease will be the target of a new £2 million initiative aimed at tackling Edinburgh's growing health divide.  Those at risk of developing heart problems will be given help to improve their health by reducing their alcohol intake, stopping smoking or losing weight.  Scotsman