At-risk children ‘being failed’ — minister
THE Children's Minister, inset, has strongly criticised agencies responsible for the care of at-risk children, accusing them of failing to work together successfully. From Independent.ie The is also a lack…
We are drinking ourselves into a state of oblivion
Our country's alcohol problem is leading to an alarming disconnection from each other and from ourselves, writes a practising psychotherapist. From Independent.ie I guess I should declare from the start…
Alcohol Related Emergency Room Visits Up 38% for Men and Women in United States
Data released this week by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that alcohol-related visits to hospital emergency rooms rose 38% from 2001 to 2010. Regardless of…
Ministers close to deal on tackling under-age drinking
Banning the sale of cheap booze will not increase the cost of alcohol for all drinkers, but will make it harder for young people to engage in dangerous binge drinking,…
‘Family pub night’ plan to curb teen drinking comes under fire
A CONTROVERSIAL proposal that parents should bring older teenagers to the pub has been criticised for failing to address binge drinking among youngsters. From Independent.ie A heated debate erupted after…
Energy drinks and alcohol: research supported by industry may be downplaying harms
Mixing alcohol with so called energy drinks has become popular, but with what risk? Peter Miller worries that research does not consider real world levels of consumption and that researchers'…
Parents asked to bring over-18 offspring to pub this Christmas
From the Irish Daily Mail on September 13, 2013.
Move to tackle cheap alcohol sales ‘on way’
NEW government policy is being drawn up to tackle the type of alcohol that is "too freely available at too low a cost", said Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney. From…
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