Alcohol fuels 30% of self-harm cases
Alcohol is involved in almost a third of deliberate self-harm acts in Cork, prompting experts in suicidal behaviour to urge people to be cautious when using alcohol this Christmas.
Alcohol is involved in almost a third of deliberate self-harm acts in Cork, prompting experts in suicidal behaviour to urge people to be cautious when using alcohol this Christmas.
High blood pressure, smoking and alcohol abuse are the most dangerous health risks in the world, a major study has shown. In the space of 20 years, all three have overtaken child hunger to become the leading causes of premature death.
Efforts to reduce underage exposure to alcohol advertising by implementing time restrictions have not worked, according to new research from the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Dutch Institute for Alcohol Policy.
From the Irish Independent TRANSPORT Minister Leo Varadkar has taken a sideswipe at former junior health minister Roisin Shortall after she claimed Fine Gael blocked her attempted reforms of alcohol…
From Build.ie Labour T.D. for Waterford and Vice Chair of the Health Committee , Ciara Conway is calling for the National Alcohol Strategy to be brought to cabinet so that…
Drink-driving arrests by gardaà have fallen by just over 1,800 in the past year after reduced alcohol levels for drivers were introduced. Figures show the number of arrests for the offence have halved in the past five years.
STRICT limits on the price of alcohol will reduce domestic violence according to councillors. A proposed minimum price of 45p a unit has been welcomed after two senior North Wales councillors called on shops and supermarkets to be more res
TRANSPORT Minister Leo Varadkar has taken a sideswipe at former junior health minister Roisin Shortall after she claimed Fine Gael blocked her attempted reforms of alcohol sponsorship.
An alliance calling for tighter alcohol restrictions insists it isn't a bunch of wowsers but just wants to save lives and free up hospital beds. The NSW ACT Alcohol Policy Alliance (NAAPA) is a coalition of groups including the NSW Australian Medical Association, the Police Association and the Foun
Labour T.D. for Waterford and Vice Chair of the Health Committee , Ciara Conway is calling for the National Alcohol Strategy to be brought to cabinet so that the measures can be rolled out as soon as possible.