Children reveal worry over parents’ drinking
IT'S what your offspring are thinking about but don't want to mention: excessive drinking by their parents.
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley demands supermarkets take action on alcohol
Andrew Lansley, the Health Secretary, has written to the UK's leading supermarkets demanding action after Department of Health (DoH) officials said that the retail giants had failed to follow through on commitments to remov
Sinead Ryan: How to stop teen girls drinking? Simple. Tell them it will make them fat
How many millions of euro do we spend as a nation warning young people against the dangers of drink? I wonder if we're wasting most of it. Messages from Government and State agencies often centre on health risks.
Irish Examiner – Alcohol liver disease rate trebles in 12 years
The number of young people presenting with alcoholic liver disease (ALD) more than trebled over a 12-year-period, leading research experts have said. Writing a letter to the editor in the…
Alcohol-related hospital admissions reach record level
The number of alcohol-related hospital admissions in England has topped 1m for the first time, according to official statistics.
60% of those treated for drug use are teens
HEROIN and tranquillisers are the most common drugs resulting in treatment after alcohol and cannabis in Cork and Kerry.
Alcohol liver disease rate trebles in 12 years
THE number of young people presenting with alcoholic liver disease (ALD) more than trebled over a 12-year-period, leading research experts have said.
Call for minimum alcohol pricing
on 25/05/2011 09:13:48 There are calls for the introduction of a floor price for alcohol. It comes as European Week Against Cancer gets underway. One in 10 cancers in men and one in 33 cancers in women are caused by alcohol.
Five facts to know about alcohol and cancer – Alcohol charity marks European Week Against Cancer
Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol-related issues, highlighted the fact that reducing the amount we drink will contribute to reducing the number of cancer cases in Ireland. The…
Middle-class drinkers at increased risk as they get older
Middle-class drinkers are at increased risk of dying from alcohol as they get older unlike lower-income groups because they do not realise they are drinking to excess, official figures suggest.
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