Wed 11 Oct 7.30pm

Alcohol, Scotland's favourite drug          

Dr Laurence Gruer and Tom Wood

Dr Laurence Gruer is Director of Public Health Science at NHS Health Scotland. He has recently co-authored a report on Alcohol and Ageing.

Tom Wood is head of the Edinburgh Drug and Alcohol Action Team.

How much do you drink? find out here....

Wed 15 Nov

7.30pm

Poverty and genetic degradation in        Scotland                                                 

Dr Harry Burns and Bob Holman

Dr Harry Burns is Chief Medical Officer for Scotland. He is the principal medical adviser to the Scottish Executive and directly involved in the development of health policy in Scotland. more...

Bob Holman "knows more about poverty than anyone else in Britain" according to QC Helena Kennedy. He gave up an academic career to found community action groups in Bath and in Easterhouse, Glasgow more...