Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol-related issues, urged the Government in the run-up to next week’s Budget, to consider a modest 10c increase on alcohol – an increase that could raise €140million for health including providing the cervical cancer vaccine for all 12-year-old girls in the country and a 24-7 social work service.
Telegraph.co.uk (UK) - Teenage girls and alcohol poisoning The number of young women treated for alcohol poisoning has increased by 90 per cent in the past five years, according to the Department of Health statistics.
For all their admonitions about responsible drinking, it turns out that older adults aren’t as good as young ones about knowing when to stop. After drinking the same amount of alcohol as their younger counterparts, older adults are not only more impaired than younger ones, but less likely to believe they are.
Bloomberg (Scotland) - Scotland Plans to Raise Alcohol Prices, Tackle Abuse Scotland plans to introduce a minimum price for alcohol and ban the promotions and discounts the government blames for violence and disease.
We know how much alcohol young people are drinking but why are they drinking? For some answers check out this story from The Guardian
Between 1998 and 2003, physical assaults increased by 71% (excludes domestic violence and sexual assault). Read more information about alcohol, public order and crime.
Real cost of cheap drink this Christmas – families could end up paying the price 83c beer- same price as bar of chocolate Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol related issues, today warned that families could end up paying the price for cheap Christmas drink - with a bottle of beer in one leading supermarket selling for 83c, the same price as a bar of chocolate.
Make roads safer - reduce alcohol levels for drivers, Alcohol Action Ireland urges Government Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol-related issues, called on the Government to move forward with legislation that would reduce the amount of alcohol you can drive with from a Blood Alcohol Concentration limit of 80mgs of alcohol per 100mls blood to 50mgs.
Alcohol misuse contributing significantly to anxiety, depression and suicide – 2 out of 5 cases of deliberate self-harm involve alcohol “Raise alcohol taxes in Budget to fund early intervention, prevention and treatment services and combat alcohol related harmâ€
Don ’t blame kids – getting access to alcohol “not a problem ” for teens: commence test purchasing as a matter of urgency “Junior Cert celebrations just a more hyped version of…