Article: 'Booze binges nearly killed me'.(News)

Article: I coughed up blood when I tried to sing..I was so terrified I hit ...
The Mirror (London, England);  September 14, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Byline: CLARE GRANT ACTRESS and singer Martine McCutcheon has revealed how she turned to secret booze binges to blot out the "heart-ripping" fear that health problems would force her to quit showbiz. The girl who shot to fame in EastEnders ...

Article: BOOZE BINGES BLAMED FOR RISE IN VIOLENCE; Cop's ...
The Mirror (London, England);  June 13, 2003 ;     525 words ...Byline: JAMES TAIT SCOTLAND'S binge drinking culture is fuelling a surge in violent crime, a police chief claimed yesterday. Strathclyde Chief Constable Willie Rae called on politicians to take urgent action to help end the misery of drink-fuelled thuggery on the nation's streets. His latest annual

Article: Booze binges put more women in hospital Call for ...
Evening Times;  August 4, 2005 ;     482 words ...THE number of young women being admitted to hospital through binge drinking has soared. Figures also show the number of young Scots suffering lasting physical damage because of alcohol abuse has more than doubled in seven years. However, the main worry is the increasing 'ladette' culture, which saw

Article: Booze binges drove me to the brink of suicide; ...
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  August 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ...Open golf hero Barclay Howard told last night how booze almost drove him to suicide. The Scots star, who won the top amateur prize at Royal Troon, admitted: "There must have been at least a dozen times I wanted to do myself in. "I spent 10 years in a twilight world. "Many times I thought of going

Article: Booze binges 'cause rapes.(News)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  May 3, 2005 ;     631 words ...A SENIOR policeman has blamed binge- drinking for a leap in the number of reported rapes. Chief Superintendent Charlie Common says too much booze in both attackers and victims is a significant factor behind the 50 per cent rise in rape cases in the Scottish Borders - 30 in the past year. He is

Article: Booze binges made Liza a monster who battered me; ...
The Mirror (London, England);  October 23, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Byline: ANTHONY HARWOOD U.S. EDITOR THERE were always doubts about the unlikely union between troubled singing legend Liza Minnelli and flamboyant producer David Gest. But though many correctly predicted it would all end in tears, few could have foreseen the apparent reasons for its messy

Article: Booze binges may kill Paul in the end.(News)
The Mirror (London, England);  November 13, 2003 ;     485 words ...Byline: PAT FLANAGAN PAUL McGrath could die because of alcohol if he does not get help soon, a leading addiction expert warned yesterday. Counselling psychologist Anne Marie McMahon, who works for St John of God, said it is crucial that the former Ireland captain gets treatment quickly. She added: