Calls for minimum pricing on alcohol
CALLS HAVE BEEN MADE this week by a number of national charities and medical representative organisations for the introduction of minimum pricing on alcohol.
76% of people treated for alcohol are jobless
THE effects of the recession are biting hard, with a massive jump in unemployment among people seeking treatment for alcohol.
Below-cost alcohol ban from April
Below-cost alcohol to be banned from April The Scottish government is determined to introduce a minimum price per unit of alcohol A ban on the sale of alcohol below a minimum price will be introduced in England and Wales from 6 April 2012.
The cost of below-cost alcohol
The cost of below-cost alcohol Below-cost selling of alcohol has been linked to the rise in alcoholism, teenage drinking and even suicide. Anton McNulty looks at the issues surrounding it.
Irish Examiner – Call for action on availablity of cheap drink
Irish Examiner - 4/11/11 Click on image to see in full size
Minimum Pricing on alcohol call from national charities and medical representative organisations
Tackle alcohol pricing to cut €3.7 billion bill from alcohol-related harm National charities and medical representative organisations back call for minimum pricing Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol-related…
2nd November 2011, Three glasses of wine a week ups breast cancer risk – Irish Examiner
Women can increase their risk of breast cancer by drinking as little as three small glasses of wine a week, a study has found. Alcohol is a known risk factor…
Breast cancer link to small amount of alcohol
Regularly drinking even a small quantity of alcohol could increase the risk of breast cancer, say researchers. A study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, suggested that between three and six small glasses of wine a week was linke
Risky Drinking – we don’t realise the amount we’re drinking and the damage it causes
2020health, the health policy Think Tank that I run has brought out a new report today 'From one to Many - the risks of frequent excessive drinking', highlighting that 8 million adults are drinking more than they should and i
Call for crackdown on teenage alcohol abuse; Bring back wine duty and raise age restrictions, say experts as youth drinking problems increase
Helene Franchineau, Patsy Moy and Jennifer Ngo The government is being urged to take a tougher stance on a growing youth drinking problem by reinstating a wine duty or imposing age restrictions.
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