One child in 11 is living with a parent who has a serious alcohol or drug abuse problem, Minister for Children Frances Fitzgerald has said. Ms Fitzgerald, who took the figure from a 2009 study, was speaking at the publication yesterday of three booklets to help children and adults cope with parental
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A new publication, Strategizer 55 Regulating Alcohol Outlet Density: An Action Guide, outlines available evidence-based community prevention strategies shown to decrease the consequences associated with alcohol outlet density
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The advice on alcohol limits is too confusing according to Debbie Bannigan, head of the charity Swanswell. She says that 'units' mean nothing to many people - and the guidance should be clearer and easier to remember.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A program that helps communities identify and target health risks in young people led to fewer teens drinking, smoking and being delinquent, according to a new report.
Md. Board of Public Works approves $18 million in spending
A conference aimed at highlighting the need to reduce access and availability of alcohol to under 18s is to be held in Londonderry.
The World Health Organisation has endorsed an 'action plan to reduce the harmful use of alcohol' in Europe, which they say is the heaviest drinking region in the world. Some…
Minister of State for Health RóisÃn Shortall's comments outlining that she is in favour of introducing a minimum price for alcohol sold in supermarkets and other shops have been welcomed…