Health chiefs cut limits on safe drinking
From the Evening Herald: By Fiona Dillon Monday June 25 2012 THE recommended weekly alcohol limits for both men and women have been cut by Irish experts. It is now…
From the Evening Herald: By Fiona Dillon Monday June 25 2012 THE recommended weekly alcohol limits for both men and women have been cut by Irish experts. It is now…
Almost 100,000 people were given advice about their drinking last year. A total of 97,830 brief interventions about alcohol were made, where health professionals raise concerns about someone's drinking, well above the target of 61,08
Abstract (provisional) Background It is widely believed that corporate actors exert substantial influence on the making of public health policy, including in the alcohol field.
ScotRail is banning alcohol on its night trains, the operator has announced. Carrying and drinking alcohol on the company’s trains will be banned between 9pm and 10am, and passengers may be refused travel if under the influence of alcohol under the new rules.
THE recommended weekly alcohol limits for both men and women have been cut by Irish experts. It is now recommended that men should not drink more than 17 alcohol units over a week.
Sunday Independent, June 24 ALCOHOL Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol-related issues, has urged the Government to adopt a 'Hidden Harm' Action Plan, similar to that of Northern Ireland,…
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