When drinking causes more than just a hangover
For some people, spending the festive season without drinking can have its advantages IT?S A DIM but mortifying memory: an extended family ? grandparents, grown-up kids and their spouses, grandchildren ? are spending the Christmas break together. One woman has been drinking wine for hours. When her
Alcohol pricing news and updates: Green King response to IFS report; HMRC analysis
The brewer and pub owner Greene King has called for the "minimum pricing debate to continue" following a policy shift towards taxation and below cost options. Greene King, who have previously spoken out in favour of minimu
Youth Exposure to Alcohol Ads on TV Growing Faster Than Adults
Ads Placed on Cable TV Networks More Than Tripled BALTIMORE, Dec. 15, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Youth exposure to alcohol advertising on U.S. television increased 71 percent between 2001 and 2009, according to a report released tod
Criticism of Co-op as it sells lager at less than 20p per can
A leading supermarket chain has been branded irresponsible after it was revealed it has sold lager at less than 20p per can. The Co-op, which boasts of its ethical standards, offered customers in Manchester a pack of four cans of its own-label bee
Alcohol and teens: keeping it in the family
A survey on the effect of parental drinking on teenagers found that parents? drinking habits can influence how children perceive alcohol. ROISIN INGLE spoke to five teenagers about the role alcohol plays in their family ANY PARENT concerned about how their behaviour around alcohol may be influencin
Experts warn of cocaine and alcohol’s ‘lethal’ mix
COMBINING cocaine and alcohol "can be lethal," two top drug experts warned yesterday. a d v e r t i s e m e n t Dr Eamon Keenan, clinical director of HSE Addiction Services in Dublin Mid-Leinster, said: "Both have disinhibiting effects, and the combination creates a specific chemical, cocaethylene
The Irish Examiner – Drugs Strategy Seriously Undermined
The Irish Examiner - 09/12/10 Click on image to view in full size
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