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GINA Links

National alcohol and health organisations

Alcohol Focus Scotland
The national charity for alcohol issues

Scottish Government Alcohol Information
Find out about drink and how it could be affecting you

Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP)
Raises awareness of the rising costs to health of excessive alcohol consumption

Medical Council on Alcohol
Committed to improving medical understanding of alcohol related problems

Alcohol Information Scotland
A wide range of informationand statistics on alcohol

Know Your Limits
Information about responsible drinking

Drinking and You
Information about sensible drinking and health from AIM

DrinkSafely
Drinksafely covers both the positive and negative health aspects of alcohol

Alcohol Concern
The national agency on alcohol misuse

Alcohol Awareness Week
A week-long initiative to foster a culture of sensible drinking within Scotland

Drink and Drugs Net
A web portal for professionals in the substance misuse and health sector

Tonight you Decide
A short film about women and alcohol

NHS Health Scotland
Scotland's health improvement agency

Better Health, Better Care
The Scottish Government's strategy for a healthier Scotland

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network
National clinical guidelines for health practitioners

Breast Cancer Care
Breast Cancer Care is the UK's leading provider of information, practical assistance and emotional support for anyone affected by breast cancer

Breakthrough Breast Cancer
UK's leading charity committed to fighting breast cancer through research, campaigning and education

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

FASawareUK
Raises awareness about Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Alcohol Related Neurodevelopmental Disorders (ARND)

National Organisation on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Dedicated to eliminating birth defects caused by consumption during pregnancy

Violence against women

Scottish Women's Aid
The Scottish Charity working to end domestic violence against women and children

Women's Aid
UK wide charity working to end domestic violence against women and children

Domestic Abuse UK
The Scottish Government's domestic abuse website

Hidden Hurt
A UK-based abuse information and support site

Rape Crisis Scotland
The national office for the rape crisis movement in Scotland

The Stella Project
A London based agency addressing drug and alcohol related domestic violence and abuse

Women's organisations

Engender
An information, research and networking organisation for women in Scotland

YWCA Scotland
Delivers services locally, with a single gender focus, maily in marginalised communities

Glasgow Women's Library
To address a prevalent gender gap that contributes to complex inequalities in Scotland

Scottish Women's Convention
Works to develop ways to ensure women in Scotland can influence the strategies and policies which affect them and their families

  Facts and Figures
1 in 4 women drink more than the recommended daily amount.
Rates of alcoholic liver disease in women are rising.
Alcohol related deaths for women have doubled in the last 10 years.
More than 3 out of 4 girls aged 15 have been drunk at least once.
Pregnant women are advised to avoid drinking alcohol.
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