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15th January 2015
Call for the expression of interest to become a member of the EU Civil Society Forum on DrugsThe Directorate General Migration and Home Affairs (DG HOME) of the European Commission invites non- governmental organisations and networks to apply for membership of the EU Civil Society Forum on Drugs (CSF) 2015-2017.
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15th January 2015
Better-off women more likely to drink alcohol in pregnancyWomen with higher levels of income and education are more likely to drink alcohol weekly during their pregnancy, new figures have shown.
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15th January 2015
Pregnant women 70% less likely to quit if her other half still smokesWomen are up to 70% less likely to stop smoking during their pregnancy if their partner continues to smoke, a Growing Up in Ireland report to be published later today will show.
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14th January 2015
From Northern Ireland: Nearly a third of population are binge drinkers, warns teetotal MLA WellsAlmost a third of the population in Northern Ireland are binge drinkers, Health Minister Jim Wells has revealed.
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14th January 2015
Employees who work more than 55 hours a week more likely to consume ‘risky’ levels of alcoholPeople who work longer are more likely to seek solace in alcohol, new research finds, sparking calls for employers to use European limits on the length of the working week.
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13th January 2015
Parents ‘must rethink teen drinking’Parents should think twice about allowing their teenagers have a drink on special occasions if they do not want them to develop bad alcohol habits, say the 2015 BT Young Scientist winners.
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12th January 2015
Find it difficult to quit smoking? This might be whyThe success of different smoking cessation treatments could be predicted by how quickly smokers break down (metabolise) nicotine in their bodies, according to new research.
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11th January 2015
Is crystal meth on the rise? One Councillor says it’s like Breaking Bad out thereThey’re scratching themselves, there’s big scabs all over them. It’s like it’s eating them from the inside out.
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11th January 2015
Cheap drink can get pretty expensiveWhen you’re talking about cheap food, or cheap petrol, you’re usually talking about a finite quantity - you can only eat so much, there’s only so much fuel you can pump into a tank.
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10th January 2015
Alcohol consumption project wins BT Young Scientist awardIan O’Sullivan and Eimear Murphy from Kanturk, Co Cork have won the 51st BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition for their project on teenagers alcohol consumption.
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