Almost one-in-five people arrested and charged with drink driving last year were not convicted, new figures compiled by the Sunday Independent reveal. The Cavan/Monaghan district and Waterford city had the…
The Welsh Assembly Government has confirmed that Health Minister Edwina Hart wants to "take control and take action" over alcohol. She will ask cabinet colleagues to request that the Licensing…
People who suffer from fetal alcohol syndrome and commit criminal offences don't belong in jail, Canada's largest lawyers' organization says. At its annual meeting here Saturday, the Canadian Bar Association's…
In order to prevent the fatal alcohol spectrum disorder in kids, health providers should take an initiative of asking women who are ready to bear a child, about the consumption…
With underage drinkers accounting for up to 20 percent of U.S. alcohol sales, it's no wonder that scrutiny of beverage marketing is growing. Two recent reports shed light on the subject. One found that the industry…
Some people whose drinking habits do not change over the years and decades may find that they develop problems with alcohol when they get older - aging lowers the body's…
People love to complain about "sin taxes" on unhealthy or socially undesirable foods and beverages (for instance, this Booster Shots item on a proposal to tax fattening foods to pay…
UK Prime Minister David Cameron has signalled support for local authorities to ban the cheap sale of alcohol, as Britain seeks to crack down on the country's notorious binge drinking…
With moves afoot in the UK to try to combat the dysfunctional consumption of alcohol, responsible-drinking campaigner Sir Ian Gilmore says similar problems are evident in Ireland, writes Brian O'Connell. …
The Department of Health and Children is to participate in a European Schools Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD) in 2011. On August 6, the Department began the process…