Booze companies use ads to target teens, study finds

Booze ads really are fueling underage drinking, new research suggests.  The alcohol industry is targeting kids on social media and during soaps and other popular TV shows, according to the study. Product placement in movies and at sporting events is also rife – with mascots like the Budweiser Frogs easily recognized and trusted by children. … Read more

The woman who urinates ALCOHOL: 61-year-old denied accusations she was an alcoholic

The woman who urinates ALCOHOL: 61-year-old denied accusations she was an alcoholic until doctors found her bizarre condition Unidentified woman, from Pittsburgh, put on a waiting list for a liver transplant   Had suffered cirrhosis and urine tests repeatedly came back positive for alcohol Specialists eventually able to diagnose her with bladder fermentation syndrome The 61-year-old is … Read more

Linda Robson reveals she would beg strangers to buy her vodka while self-medicating with alcohol

Linda Robson revealed she would beg strangers to buy her alcohol when she was locked inside her house by her family, to stop her from purchasing them herself. Speaking about her self-medication with The Sun on Sunday, the Loose Women panellist, 61, discussed how she’d try and think of ways to get alcohol when she was kept … Read more

Linda Robson was rushed to rehab by Stacey Solomon after suffering breakdown in Ibiza

Linda Robson has revealed she was rushed to rehab by Stacey Solomon after suffering a breakdown during a trip to Ibiza with her Loose Women co-stars.  The Birds of a Feather actress, 61, candidly discussed her anxiety battle, which saw her self-medicate with pills and alcohol, in a new interview with The Sun.  Linda, who … Read more

Women who have a mysterious condition where they sleep for up to 36 hours

This morning, like most others, having spent more than an hour shouting at and shaking her, Paula Stewart’s partner threw a glass of water in her face. Was she upset or frightened by his actions? Not in the least. In fact, businesswoman Paula, 38, had pleaded with Mark to do exactly this because, without such … Read more