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James Bond’s average alcohol consumption was ’92 units per week’

  • Post published:13/12/2013
  • Post category:World News

James Bond's love of martinis would have left him both shaken and stirred as he consumed four times the weekly recommended alcohol limit, doctors have said. From The Telegraph Despite…

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There is evidence for effective alcohol policy — why isn’t it taken seriously?

  • Post published:09/12/2013
  • Post category:World News

The Dr Foster report on hospital admissions linked to drink or  drugsdetails the latest instalment in our troubled relationship with  alcohol. More than half a million people have been admitted over three…

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Facebook fanning alcohol use

  • Post published:02/12/2013
  • Post category:World News

Facebook has become saturated with official and unofficial alcohol marketing, in a trend health experts say is exposing young people to relentless promotion of binge drinking. From The Age Alcohol…

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Canada ‘can show us the way ahead for minimum alcohol pricing’

  • Post published:26/11/2013
  • Post category:World News

Everyone knows the North-East has a drink problem and this why the regions alcohol office, Balance, is backing a minimum price per unit of alcohol in England. Health and Education…

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Alcohol unit pricing will save many lives

  • Post published:19/11/2013
  • Post category:World News

We urge the government to bring back plans for minimum unit pricing and follow the example of Ireland, which has announced its intention to press ahead with this measure. With…

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A&E departments treat children for effects of alcohol

  • Post published:15/11/2013
  • Post category:World News

Five hundred children ended up in A&E departments in Northern Ireland last year because they were so drunk. From BBC News Northern Ireland The figures obtained by the BBC show…

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Huge jump in alcohol deaths in North

  • Post published:05/11/2013
  • Post category:World News

The number of people who died from alcohol abuse in Northern Ireland increased by 40% in under a decade, it has been revealed. From Independent.ie Almost 300 people succumbed in…

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Professor calls for more effective regulation of online alcohol marketing aimed at young people

  • Post published:04/11/2013
  • Post category:World News

Professor Christine Griffin  from the Department of Psychology is calling for tighter regulations around alcohol marketing aimed at young people who use social network sites. From the University of Bath Professor…

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One child every week admitted to hospital as booze crisis takes hold

  • Post published:15/10/2013
  • Post category:World News

A child is admitted to hospital every week across Northern Ireland because they are suffering from an alcohol-related condition, it has been revealed. From the Belfast Telegraph Some 174 young…

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Female alcohol abuse is a ‘global epidemic’

  • Post published:07/10/2013
  • Post category:World News

ALCOHOL abuse is rising in much of the developed world - and in many countries, female drinkers are driving that growth. From the Courier Mail This is global: the richer…

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