Binge drinking is defined by The World Health Organization (WHO) as consuming six or more standard drinks in one sitting, but what does this mean? Binge drinking is when you drink faster than your liver‘s ability to process alcohol. This means…
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Men’s Health Week
This week marks International Men’s Health Week. This week aims to highlight health issues for men and boys, and to encourage men and boys to make healthier lifestyle choices. This year’s theme is ‘MISSION: isPOSSIBLE’ and the call to men is:…
Drinkaware’s response to the public consultation on the Healthy Ireland Men Action Plan 2017-2021
Drinkaware welcomed the opportunity to respond to the public consultation on the Healthy Ireland Men Action Plan (HI-M) 2017-2021). According to the 2021 Drinkaware Barometer, men are more than twice as likely to engage in binge drinking alcohol than women,…
International Day of Families
The International Day of Families is a celebration of the importance of families. Family is at the cornerstone of society. The first group we belong to is our family, no matter how big or small that is. What we learn…
Safe Summer Socialising
Even though the weather may seem a bit dull recently, coming into the Summer months, many of us are looking forward to socialising this summer. After a very long and cold winter, many people are itching to get the BBQ…
Alcohol Education Matters – Junior Cycle alcohol education programme includes new lessons on coping & influences
Drinkaware, the national charity working to reduce alcohol misuse and delay the age of first drink has added two new module themes to the Junior Cycle Alcohol Education programme. The Drinkaware Junior Cycle Alcohol Education Programme (JC AEP), in line…
Self-Control & Alcohol – Spring 2022 Research Briefing
We were thrilled to host our 9th Research Briefing event on 30th March 2022 at which Dr Michael Daly, Maynooth University gave the keynote presentation focusing on analysis that he has undertook using data from the Growing Up in Ireland…
Guest Blog: Dr. David Comerford – Sometimes the simple prompts are the best
Changing behaviour can be a challenge, but sometimes the simple option can achieve the best results. Our guest blog from David Comerford, Senior Lecturer at Stirling University, explores behaviour change, breaking bad habits and how a post–it might be what…
Drinkaware’s Response to the WHO EU Action Plan
Drinkaware’s social contract is to prevent and reduce the misuse of alcohol and tackle underage drinking and is a citizen-driven social purpose. Our success in staying true to this purpose is in the extraordinary levels of trust and awareness the…