Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol-related issues, today welcomed the new National Substance Misuse Strategy saying it provided a blueprint for change and marked an opportunity to have…
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For: Fiona Ryan, Director Alcohol Action Ireland Cheap alcohol in Ireland is fuelling a crisis that is costing us over €3.7 billion a year in health, crime, public order and ancillary costs.
on 06/02/2012 00:00:00 Four ministers are understood to have raised concerns over proposals that would phase out alcohol sponsorship of sports and arts events, and also limit the advertising of alcohol on television and the internet.
A report commissioned by the Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland, ‘The Estimates of Average Adult Alcohol Consumption 2001-2011’, suggests that the average consumption per person fell to 12 litres a year, representing a 17% drop over the decade.
Drinking two large glasses of wine or two strong pints of beer a day triples the risk of developing mouth cancer, according to a UK Government campaign.
THE AVERAGE alcohol consumption per person fell in the last decade to 12 litres per year – 17 per cent below the 2001 peak, according to an industry report.
THE number of Brits being killed by drinking is equivalent to a major plane crash every 17 days, a charity revealed yesterday. It says there were 8,664 alcohol-related deaths in 2009, more than double the 4,0
The Commissioner for Children and Young People, Michelle Scott, is calling on the State Government to introduce compulsory alcohol education in schools for nine and ten-year-olds.
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