The number of young drinkers admitted to hospital with liver problems has risen by more than 50 per cent over the last 10 years, NHS figures show. In 2009/2010 351 under-30s were treated for the alcohol-related disease - up from 230 in 2000/01.
A LEADING charity has called for the sale of alcohol to be restricted and the introduction of a price floor below which it cannot be sold. Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol-related issues, wants all political parties to commit to tackling what it describes as the detrimental
Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol-related issues, today called on all political parties to commit to tackling the detrimental impact of alcohol on children and young people. The…
Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol-related issues, today called on all political parties to commit to tackling the detrimental impact of alcohol on children and young people. The…
A new support service for west Fifers has found some youngsters are drinking up to 100 units of alcohol a week — nearly five times the recommended weekly limit for an adult male.
My friends let their young teenagers have alcohol at parties – my daughter is only 11 but it won't be long before she's invited and I don't want her joining the binge-drinking culture
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By Dr Ananya Mandal, MD New statistics from the Australian Bureau of Statistic (ABS) on alcohol and wine consumption released on Tuesday show beer consumption is now at its lowest level in 61 years. It is making up less than half of all the pure alcohol consumed in Australia. In the 1960?s beer fo
Doctors warned yesterday that the Government?s new minimum alcohol price was so low it would have ?no effect at all? on the nation?s health. The new system ? under which lager can be sold for 38p per can and wine for ?2 a bottle ? was also dism