Most ?date rapes? in Ireland involve alcohol rather than any other drug, a study in Galway has found. Stacey Scriver Furlong of the NUIG Global Women?s Studies said that three out of four ?date rape? cases in this country involve alcohol. She said that that secondary school children needed to be ed
"VERY high levels of alcohol consumption" are implicated in the majority of rapes of young women, most of whom have also been drinking, according to Dr Stacey Scriver of global women?s studies at the National University of Ireland Galway. a d v e r t i s e m e n t Dr Scriver was speaking at an eve
THERE is substantial research in the US and Canada around the effects of alcohol consumption in pregnancy, many of which will manifest only when the child has any combination of attention deficit, autistic, learning and behavioural problems. a d v e r t i s e m e n t The fetal brain develops right
EXCISE DUTIES on high-strength alcoholic drinks in the United Kingdom will be increased next year, while those applying to low-alcohol drinks will be reduced under plans announced yesterday. The price of drinks containing more than 7.5 per cent alcohol will be increased from next autumn, while thos
Men are twice as likely to snore as women and middle-aged men are the worst offenders. Women snore during and after menopause, and they're also more likely to snore during…
Alcohol does not just damage the liver - it also weakens the immune system, leads to slower healing, impairs bone formation and increases the risk of HIV transmission, US researchers…
The clocks have gone back, the nights are drawing in, so is it time to start breathalysing pedestrians who are "walking under the influence of alcohol"? It might seem extreme,…
Health problems and Ireland's image abroad will worsen significantly unless rising alcohol abuse by young people is reversed, the head of one of the country's biggest colleges has warned. University…
The findings of Britain's Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs - published in the influential medical journal, The Lancet - suggesting alcohol is more dangerous than highly addictive drugs like heroin…
Alcohol is a more dangerous drug than both crack cocaine and heroin when the combined harms to the user and to others are assessed, British scientists said today. Presenting a…