Pill to help cut down on alcohol intake

Drinkers in England who have half a bottle of wine or three pints a night, are to be offered a life-saving pill which helps reduce their alcohol consumption.

Nearly 600,000 people will be eligible to receive the nalmefene tablet to keep their cravings at bay.

Experts claim the drug, which costs £3 a tablet, could save as many as 1,854 lives over five years and prevent 43,074 alcohol-related diseases and injuries.