Spotlight on Adolescent Health and Well-being, the latest findings from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study were released today. This WHO collaborative cross-national study has provided information about the health, well-being, social environment and health behaviour of 11-,…
Category: Research
One Quarter of Irish Adults Drinking More During Covid-19, 14% Drinking 4+ Times a Week: New Drinkaware/B&A Research
Key Findings Download an infographic of key findings Drinkaware, the national charity working to prevent and reduce alcohol misuse in Ireland, today published findings from new research on behaviours, attitudes and motivations driving alcohol consumption among adults in Ireland since…
DRINKAWARE SPRING RESEARCH BREAKFAST BRIEFING: DR OLLIE BARTLETT THE ROLE OF THE LAW AS PART OF A COMPREHENSIVE ALCOHOL STRATEGY
We created the Drinkaware Research Breakfast Briefing series to reach out to all stakeholders to build a community of active and interested researchers in the health and behaviour change space. We encourage collaboration both with us and each other through…
DRINKAWARE INDEX SHORTLISTED FOR RESEARCH EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2019
We are delighted to announce that the Drinkaware Index 2019: Analysing Hazardous Drinking in Ireland report is shortlisted for this year’s Marketing Society Research Excellence Awards in the Public Policy and Social Research category. This landmark study was conducted by Behaviour & Attitudes in April…
CEO COMMENTS: APPLYING PSYCHOLOGY TO POLICY FOR POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR CHANGE
“Behaviour is a critical part of health… and to mitigate risky behaviour we need to understand what is driving people’s decisions”, so started the Behavioural Insights Team’s Ed Flahavan presentation on “Applying behavioural insights to reduce harmful drinking”. Last month’s inaugural…
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…
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…
HEALTHY IRELAND SURVEY 2018 REVEALS BINGE DRINKING TREND
The Healthy Ireland Survey 2018 results, released today, highlighted a consistent trend for binge drinking since the survey began in 2015, with 37% of people binge drinking on a typical occassion. This finding reflects recent Drinkaware research, which found that less than 3%…
Alcohol Associated with 2.8 Million Deaths Globally, New Study Shows
Alcohol is associated with an estimated 2.8 million deaths worldwide every year and ranked as the seventh leading risk factor for premature death and disability in 2016, according to a major new study published in The Lancet. The study showed that an average…