Children and young people are being targeted by alcohol companies via social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, according to a new report. The study for the charity Alcohol Concern found social media and own
Children and young people are being targeted by alcohol companies via social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, according to a new report.
Young people in Ireland begin drinking at a younger age today than their peers did 10 years ago, a leading charity has warned. According to Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), new research has shown that those born in Ireland in 1980 began drinking when they were around 16 years of age.
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The Government has an opportunity through the upcoming National Substance Misuse Strategy to ban alcohol advertising and regulate access to alcohol in order to reduce the amount of alcohol society…
Young people in Ireland begin drinking at a younger age today than their peers did 10 years ago, a leading charity has warned. According to Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), new…
ONE in six people killed on the roads so far this year is under 20 years of age. Garda figures show that 115 people died on the roads up to last Tuesday -- eight fewer than in the same period last year -- and that 19 of the fatalities were young adults aged between 16 and 20.
AN IRISH psychiatrist has disputed four-year research emerging from the US which claims addiction is a chronic brain disorder.
Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol-related issues, urges parents of the country's 55,000 Leaving Cert students to talk with their children about their celebratory plans as research shows…