Irish Independent – After one too many, a walk home could become lethal
The clocks have gone back, the nights are drawing in, so is it time to start breathalysing pedestrians who are "walking under the influence of alcohol"? It might seem extreme,…
The clocks have gone back, the nights are drawing in, so is it time to start breathalysing pedestrians who are "walking under the influence of alcohol"? It might seem extreme,…
Children who are supplied with alcohol by people other than their parents are up to six times more likely to binge drink, a new study has found. The Australian Drug…
Alcohol provides sporting bodies with pots of gold. It also causes them untold angst. It's a dilemma that tugs at the very fibres of sport. How can organisations take money from…
Health problems and Ireland's image abroad will worsen significantly unless rising alcohol abuse by young people is reversed, the head of one of the country's biggest colleges has warned. University…
Australians are drinking even more than authorities thought, the latest statistics show. An article published yesterday by the Medical Journal of Australia argues that the Australian Bureau of Statistics has…
Australians are drinking even more than authorities thought, the latest statistics show. An article published yesterday by the Medical Journal of Australia argues that the Australian Bureau of Statistics has…
The findings of Britain's Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs - published in the influential medical journal, The Lancet - suggesting alcohol is more dangerous than highly addictive drugs like heroin…
The Irish Times, 02/11/10 Click on image to view in full size
The Irish Examiner, 02/11/10 Click on image to view in full size
The Government must tackle the damaging effects of "passive drinking" and give communities greater influence over licensing laws, campaigners said today. Too many areas are "plagued by shouting, vomiting, fights,…