Protecting young people from alcohol marketing
In Ireland there is no statutory regulation of alcohol marketing, only voluntary codes. The codes themselves do not adequately address digital marketing - one of the most potent channels for…
Minimum alcohol pricing may actually reduce health inequalities
It is oft argued by libertarian think-tanks that introducing minimum pricing for alcohol would lead to moderate drinkers, particularly those from low socio-economic status backgrounds, suffering disproportionately. Indeed, this was…
860 fewer people would be killed by alcohol every year if minimum pricing was introduced
IRELAND IS SET to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol in the near future. But how will it affect the average resident? The fist study to consider just that has thrown…
Minimum pricing for alcohol: Reducing health inequalities without penalising responsible drinkers
When the UK Government abandoned its proposal to introduce minimum unit pricing for alcohol in July 2013, it argued there was a lack of concrete evidence that the policy would…
Difficult choices will have to be made if we want to tackle our drink problem
The danger associated with excessive alcohol consumption is under the public spotlight again following at least one tragic death linked to the 'neknomination' craze; a crush outside a 'Messy Mondays'…
We need to call time on our attitude towards drinking
IT'S Wednesday night and we're around the kitchen table. Unusually for a week night, some friends are over, the craic is good, and the wine is flowing. From the Irish…
Idiotic booze dare isn’t fuelled by Facebook but by our drink culture
THERE can hardly be anyone who hasn't heard of NekNominate. The idiotic internet phenomenon reached our shores in recent days with tragic consequences, being linked to the deaths of two…
Drink and drugs linked to crimes done on probation
A survey conducted by the Probation Service found a very high rate of drug use among offenders aged 20 or younger on supervision in the community. From the Irish Examiner…
Necknomination reflects a society that has failed to address its drink culture
Drinking games are always dangerous. But the latest one, spawned by neknomination and carried on the social networking site Facebook, was particularly pernicious. Facebook management maintained providing a platform for a…
Depression among teens linked to drink intake
Research among Leaving Certificate male students found that more than eight out of 10 had been drunk during the previous year and that almost half of these reported getting very…
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