December 2018 saw over 110,000 people visit the Drinkaware website for evidence-based information about alcohol, tools to make it easier to understand their drinking habits and tips to make small, positive changes to drink in a less harmful way. This reflects a…
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DRINKAWARE RESPONSE TO IRISH EXAMINER ARTICLE ON ICGP RESEARCH
The ICGP survey’s finding (‘Half of GPs say they’re ineffective in treating problem drinkers’, 07/01/19) that two-thirds of GPs have managed patients for hazardous drinking bears out our own research that one-in-five Irish adults are hazardous drinkers – using the World Health Organisation’s Alcohol Use…
DRINKAWARE JOINS RSA AND AN GARDA SÍOCHÁNA TO SUPPORT COCA-COLA DESIGNATED DRIVER CAMPAIGN
Drinkaware joined with the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross TD, the Road Safety Authority and other supporters to launch this year’s Coca-Cola Designated Driver campaign. This Christmas, the campaign is shining a spotlight on our friends and family who help…
DRINKAWARE WELCOMES COMMENCEMENT OF NEW DRINK-DRIVING LAW
Drinkaware welcomes the announcement by Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross TD, that new drink driving provisions of the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2018 came into effect at one minute after midnight on October 26. These provisions will ensure that all…
DRINKAWARE ADVICE FOR PARENTS AHEAD OF LEAVING CERT RESULTS CELEBRATIONS
Drinkaware are appealing to parents to discuss their exam celebration plans with their young people as they collect their Leaving Cert exam results on Wednesday. According to independent research commissioned by Drinkaware and carried out by Behaviour & Attitudes, parents…
3/4 IRISH ADULTS HAVE BECOME MORE AWARE OF IMPACTS OF EXCESSIVE DRINKING
A survey carried out on behalf of Drinkaware shows 75% of Irish adults agree they have become much more aware of how excessive drinking affects their health and wellbeing citing physical health and fitness goals as the top reasons to…
ADVICE FOR PARENTS AHEAD OF LEAVING CERT RESULTS CELEBRATIONS
Drinkaware are appealing to parents to discuss their exam celebration plans with their children as they collect their Leaving Cert exam results tomorrow. Although 68% of parents surveyed believe alcohol education in schools can help increase the age that young…
DRINKAWARE WELCOMES NEW NATIONAL DRUGS AND ALCOHOL STRATEGY
Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery: a health led response to drug and alcohol use in Ireland 2017-2025 was recently published by Minister of State for Health Promotion and the National Drugs Strategy, Catherine Byrne TD. The strategy is welcome, its vision of along…
DRINKAWARE RESPONSE TO IRISH TIMES ARTICLE ON DRINKING AND HEALTH GUIDELINES
Brian Boyd states that “moderate” and “heavy” drinking are highly subjective and nuanced terms in this country (“Moderate drinking is good for you. Except when it’s bad for you”, Opinion & Analysis, June 8th). In fact they are not. The HSE…