One of the reasons some of us drink alcohol is to alter our mood or change our mental state, so it stands to reason that alcohol can affect our mental health in a range of different ways. While alcohol can…
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CEO COMMENTS: HOW TO SUSTAIN A MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE
At our recent annual Stakeholder Day we asked the question: How do you sustain a movement for change? Initiating change is difficult in itself, but securing and building sustainable momentum, is a whole other additional challenge. Our 2019 Day followed this…
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,…
European Week Against Cancer 2019
Alcohol is known as a modifiable risk factor for at least seven types of cancer. This means it is a risk factor we can do something about. While there are many different contributory factors for cancer, there are some positive actions we can take to reduce…
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…
CEO COMMENTS: THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT
History has shown that what might be viewed and accepted in one decade can be an anathema in the next – take smoking as an example. Looking retrospectively, we tend to categorise these as monumental societal shifts in attitude and…
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…
National Workplace Wellbeing Day 2019: Book a Drinkaware Workshop
The fifth National Workplace Wellbeing Day is set to take place on Friday, 12th April. Last year, over 700 companies signed up to promote employee health, and this figure is expected to increase this year as the trend for improving health and wellbeing continues to grow….
BOWEL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH 2019
The Irish Cancer Society estimates that up to 2,800 people will be diagnosed with bowel cancer this year, and more than 1,000 people will die from it. However, with a growing, ageing population, the National Cancer Registry projects the number of diagnoses to reach over…