No simple answers for parental alcohol and drug use
Donna Ribton-Turner, Director of Clinical Services at UnitingCare ReGen argues that we need a more complex approach to supporting families dealing with alcohol and drug problems.
Binge drinking ‘doubles heart risk’
‘Binge drinking doubles heart risk,’ BBC News reported today. This study was in almost 10,000 men aged 50 to 59 without heart disease from France and Northern Ireland.
Scare tactics may be back in vogue, but they still don’t work
From The Irish Times JACKY JONES SECOND OPINION: Using scare tactics to change lifestyle behaviour is beginning to creep back into public health practice. Since February 1st, 2013 cigarette packs have…
FF proposes 7.5% alcohol levy to fund suicide prevention
From The Irish Times STEVEN CARROLL A 7.5 per cent levy should be imposed on alcohol sales in offlicences to fund increased services in the area of suicide prevention, Fianna…
Children, aged four and six, left overnight in house while mother, 23, went drinking
A MOTHER from York who left her two young children home alone while she went out drinking has been given a two-year community order and warned she “must never do it againâ€.
Dept of Health calls for action to reduce avoidable deaths from alcohol
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt MP announced his plan to reduce the number of deaths occurring from alcohol misuse in parliament today. The new report, titled 'Living Well for Longer', aims to tackle the problems highlighted in the rec
Alcohol deaths predicted to rise
Experts have warned that “as many as a quarter of a million people will die from alcohol abuse over the next two decades unless the government takes the problem as seriously as it did smoking,†reported The Daily Telegraph.
“Phase out advertising and sponsorship of events by alcohol brands that specifically target young people” – Fianna Fail
Suicide may seem "appealing and a viable option to vulnerable teenagers" because of media and public commentary on the issue, according to a new policy document drawn up by Fianna…
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