This week we have launched our new Standard Drinks Calculator. The use of the calculator is for people to quickly calculate what a standard drink is based on the Alcohol by Volume (ABV) percentage and millilitres of alcohol they are…
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CHANGE IS NOT AN OPTION, IT’S AN IMPERATIVE
6 takeaways from the Road Safety Authority (RSA) Annual Conference 2022 Attending the RSA’s Annual Conference, I was struck by several points and interventions put forward that are relevant to our work at Drinkaware regarding drink driving and also the…
18-24-year olds’ experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic: Young Adults; Employment, Housing & Education
The final blog in this series will discuss some of the areas of research that are causing increased levels of low mental wellbeing, stress and tension in the household. These themes are outlined in the 10th and latest Report in…
Mindful Drinking & Mental Health – A Drinkaware Public Webinar
On September 16th the Drinkaware team were delighted to welcome members of the public to our webinar on Mindful Drinking & Mental Health. If you were unable to join us on the day, you’ll find some of the insights discussed…
18-24-year olds’ experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic: Young Adults; Mental and Physical Wellbeing
In a previous blog, we discussed the motivations of why Young Adults drink within the context of Covid-19 and how prevalent alcohol use and misuse was during that time. The objective of this blog is to try and understand how…
18-24-year olds’ experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic: Young Adults and Drinking Behaviour
In our previous blog, we briefly discussed the impact of Covid-19 on young adults. This blog continues the exploration of the experiences of 18-24-year olds’ during the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of their behaviours and attitudes towards…
Analysis of the Growing Up in Ireland Data: The basis of 18-24-year olds’ experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Growing Up In Ireland To borrow a quote from the 7th Report in the “Growing Up in Ireland” Series “from 18 years of age, they (young adults) are legally able to enter into a binding contract – which means they…
Summer 2022 Research Briefing
Drinkaware were delighted to host their 10th Research Briefing event on 23rd June 2022. Dr. Maggie Matthews, Behaviour and Attitudes (B&A), gave the keynote presentation focusing on analysis that she has undertook using data from the latest qualitative Drinkaware research…
CEO Comments: Alcohol Has No Place in Childhood
CEO Comments As the national charity working to prevent underage drinking Drinkaware firmly believes that alcohol has no place in childhood. The legal age for drinking is 18 years, but the average age of first drink is 15.5 years (Drinkaware…