CHILDREN WHO regularly see their parents drink are twice as likely to binge on alcohol themselves, a British survey has found. The report also found that youths left unsupervised were also more likely to drink.
British teenagers are the third worst binge drinkers in Europe and their alcohol abuse is causing serious illnesses, a report has found. More than half of 15 and 16-year-olds admitted regularly drinking to excess, the research by the University of the West of England reve
There are signs of an increasing trend in the number of people with Alcohol Related Brain Injury (ARBI), according to new research. The soon to be launched study on Alcohol…
A vast majority of men in Ireland are drinking in ways which damages their health, figures show. As Men's Health Week 2011 gets underway, figures show that seven in ten…
Children affected by parental alcohol problems was the theme of a presentation carried out by Alcohol Action Ireland Director Fiona Ryan at the recent Alcohol Focus Scotland conference: Alcohol's harm…
Alcohol-related admissions to hospitals in England have topped 1 million in a year for the first time - and have more than doubled in less than a decade, according to…
An estimated 71,000 children in Ireland are taking care of a parent or siblings due to parental alcohol problems. Speaking during National Carers Week, Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity…
Irish Daily Mirror – 14/06/11 Click on images to view in full size
Estimated 71,000 children in Ireland taking care of a parent or siblings due to parental alcohol problems Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol-related issues, has called on the…
Irish Sun – 13/06/11 Click on image to view in full size