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25th June 2014
Policy to ban sale of e-cigarettes to under 18sThe Government has agreed a policy to ban the sale of e-cigarettes to children under 18 years of age and the use of tobacco vending machines around the country.
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24th June 2014
‘Don’t take lifts from drink drivers’People attending pubs to watch World Cup matches are being urged not to take lifts home from anyone who has been drinking alcohol.
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24th June 2014
Joan Burton: I favour legalising cannabis for medical use (and no, I’ve never smoked it)Joan Burton has said she would be in favour of legalising cannabis for medical use and pain relief but would have “a serious doubt” about going any further than that.
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24th June 2014
Irish Alcohol Diaries 2013: New figures reveal 75% of alcohol is consumed as part of binge sessionNew figures published today by the Health Research Board confirm that Irish drinking patterns are harmful and almost one in fourteen drinkers meet criteria for dependent drinking.
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24th June 2014
30% suffered ‘negative consequence’ from drinkThree out of 10 drinkers have experienced harms from their alcohol drinking — including financial difficulties, health consequences and getting involved in fights.
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24th June 2014
Fresh light cast on our dysfunctional relationship with alcoholThere have been so many reports on alcohol harm in recent years that it is hard to think that any new research would have the capacity to shock. Yet this latest study by the Health Research Board still manages to pack a punch by casting fresh light on our dysfunctional relationship with drink.
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23rd June 2014
More than half of Irish 18-75 year-olds ‘harmful drinkers’More than 1.35 million Irish 18-75 year-olds are “harmful drinkers” and in excess of 150,000 people are alcohol dependent.
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23rd June 2014
150,000 alcoholics in Ireland, study findsIrish people are drinking harmfully in massive numbers while heavily underestimating their consumption, according to a new study by the Health Research Board.
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23rd June 2014
We can no longer afford to accept our harmful relationship with alcohol as the normWe can no longer afford to accept our harmful relationship with alcohol as the norm, says Alcohol Action Ireland
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23rd June 2014
One-third of young men take lift from drunk driverOne in three young men have travelled in a car driven by somebody over the drink-drive limit in the past year.
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