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31st March 2015
From the UK: 20% of teens ‘have accessed e-cigs’One in five teenagers has accessed e-cigarettes, a large-scale study has found.
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31st March 2015
Binge drinking ‘costs UK £4.9bn’Binge drinking is costing UK taxpayers £4.9 billion a year, a study has suggested.
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31st March 2015
Parents are more concerned about obesity in children than underage drinkingParents are more concerned about their children being overweight or obese than they are about them engaging in underage drinking or taking drugs.
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31st March 2015
Treatment drugs cost State €40mPrescriptions for anxiety and depression drugs cost the State almost €40m in 2012, an Irish Examiner investigation has found.
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30th March 2015
Girls, Women and Alcohol: The changing nature of female alcohol consumption in IrelandAlcohol Action Ireland is delighted to announce author and alcohol policy advocate Ann Dowsett Johnston as the keynote speaker for Girls, Women and Alcohol: The changing nature of female alcohol consumption in Ireland, which takes place on Tuesday, 21st April, 2015, at the Westin Hotel, Dublin 2, from 10.30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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30th March 2015
Diageo boss ‘right’ to quit campaignBarnardo’s chief executive Fergus Finlay is determined to continue with the controversial Stop Out of Control Drinking campaign despite its funder, Diageo, withdrawing its representative from the board.
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27th March 2015
Suicidal children left on waiting lists for careThe number of suicides among young people known to social services doubled last year as waiting lists for mental health care worsened.
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27th March 2015
Mayor wants ‘draconian’ Good Friday booze ban lifted before 1916 centenaryDublin Lord Mayor Christy Burke wants the Good Friday ban on alcohol to be lifted in time for Easter 2016.
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27th March 2015
Self regulation of alcohol industry ‘is no regulation’Alcohol Action Ireland has called on the Government to prioritise the health of children and not to pass the alcohol industry’s self-regulatory codes into law.
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26th March 2015
Should you have to pay at least €2 for a can of beer? Pubs and off-licenses think soPublicans and off-licensees want supermarkets to be forced into effectively doubling their cheapest prices on popular products like beer.