More young revellers ‘pre-loading’
Young people drink significant quantities of alcohol before they go out as they find bars and nightclubs "scary", according to a study. From the Belfast Telegraph Researchers at Plymouth University…
Young people drink significant quantities of alcohol before they go out as they find bars and nightclubs "scary", according to a study. From the Belfast Telegraph Researchers at Plymouth University…
Wine and spirits are getting stronger, official figures show, affecting government efforts to get the drinks industry to remove 1bn units of alcoholfrom high street stores.From The Guardian The average…
The spotlight on the deficiencies of our alcohol advertising regulation will return on 25 June when the National Alliance for Action on Alcohol (NAAA) host a public forum: Recruiting new…
The Government is being urged to introduce the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill as quickly as possible, after an international report found that Ireland has the second highest rate of binge…
Ireland remains one of the worst countries in the world for binge drinking, although overall consumption rates are falling, according to a report by the World Health Organisation. From The…
Alcohol Action Ireland has called for the swift implementation of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill to reduce health risks from alcohol, after a WHO report revealed that Ireland has the…
Doctors who deal with alcohol-related gastrointestinal problems face big challenges due to the continuing increase in alcohol consumption in Ireland, experts have warned. From Irishhealth.com Excess alcohol consumption can lead…
The drink-drive alcohol limit is to be slashed by nearly 40% in the first major shake-up in the law here since it was introduced in 1968. From Belfast Telegraph Stormont…
MORE than 3 million people died from using alcohol in 2012, for reasons ranging from cancer to violence, the World Health Organisation said today, as it called on governments to…
Researchers expressed concern that the lack of awareness of the role of alcohol in deaths impacts on support for public health measures Reports of confirmed alcohol-related deaths in Irish newspapers…