‘Sober-curiosity’ on rise among Generation Z—parents should encourage it, says Drinkaware Drinkaware, the national charity working to prevent and reduce alcohol misuse, are appealing to parents to talk to their school-leaving children about alcohol habits as they begin their journey…
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DRINKAWARE LAUNCHES NEW CAMPAIGN, CHANGE THE TREND, DURING MEN’S HEALTH WEEK
The 2019 Drinkaware Index report revealed that men in Ireland, particularly under-34s, are exhibiting consistent hazardous and potentially harmful drinking patterns. In response to these findings, during Men’s Health Week, Drinkaware, the national not-for-profit organisation working to reduce alcohol misuse,…
21% OF IRISH ADULTS CLASSIFIED AS HAZARDOUS DRINKERS, WHILE 23% ARE AT POTENTIAL RISK OF BECOMING HAZARDOUS DRINKERS, DRINKAWARE RESEARCH SHOWS
The 2019 Drinkaware Index report, published today, identified two major risk-based groups within the drinking population: hazardous drinkers at increasing risk of dependency (21%) and a 23% group at potential risk of becoming hazardous drinkers[1]. Within the findings is a…
DRINKAWARE RESPONSE TO IRISH EXAMINER ARTICLE ON DRINK DRIVING STATISTICS
The latest Garda statistics again showing an increase in drink driving arrests (‘Drink driving arrests in February up 22.8% on last year’, 09/04/19) make for unsettling reading. We know that any amount of alcohol will affect your ability to drive safely, which…
LET’S CHALLENGE THE IRISH STEREOTYPE THIS ST PATRICK’S DAY AND RECLAIM OUR NATIONAL DAY’S STORY
Ask a tourist what Ireland is famous for this St Patrick’s Day and you’ll most likely be told it’s “the drink”—which is likely what we would also say ourselves. 74% of the adult population in Ireland believe that drinking to…
DRINKAWARE JOINS MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT AND RSA TO PROMOTE ROAD SAFETY
Today Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross T.D. visited the RSA stand at the Motorbike and Scooter Tradeshow to experience their shuttle and roll-over simulator. These are used by the RSA nationwide to educate the public about killer driver behaviours….
DRINKAWARE URGES DRIVERS AGAINST RELIANCE ON OFF-THE-SHELF PERSONAL BREATHALYSERS
Drinkaware is today responding to a sharp rise in queries from members of the public about the use of off-the-shelf personal breathalysers to detect alcohol. The national not-for-profit organisation has also seen an increase in queries relating to confusion around…
MASSIVE LIFT IN DRINKAWARE WEBSITE VISITS AS IRISH ATTITUDES TOWARDS ALCOHOL, HEALTH AND FITNESS EVOLVE
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…
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…