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23rd December 2013
Calling time on unhealthy tradition of ‘12 Pubs of Christmas’ bingePublicans worried about large groups engaging in drunken, disorderly behaviour
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20th December 2013
From the UK: Drinking among young exaggerated as middle-aged habits cause alarmThe pictures regularly fill television screens regularly, especially around Christmas, of young people stumbling drunkenly down British streets in the early hours.
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20th December 2013
Dr Mark Rowe: Going easy on the drink will make your life better as well as longerAs a nation, the Irish have traditionally had a high tolerance for excessive “social” drinking, especially around the festive season.
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20th December 2013
Alcohol toolkit created for primary careThere remains reluctance on the part of patients and GPs to raise issues around alcohol problems, Mr Rolande Anderson, the former ICGP alcohol project director has told the Medical Independent (MI).
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19th December 2013
Hungover drivers as dangerous as drunk motoristsDriving with a hangover is just as dangerous as drunk driving, two new international studies have confirmed.
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19th December 2013
Bill to outlaw tobacco lobbying defeated in SeanadThe Government has defeated a Seanad private member’s Bill to criminalise lobbying of government officials by tobacco manufacturers and their representatives by 25 votes to 22
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19th December 2013
Government welcomes EU directive on larger tobacco health warningsThe Government has welcomed the conclusion of European measures to standardise all tobacco products with larger, more graphic health warnings.
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18th December 2013
Addicts don’t work ‘18 hours’ to fund charityAn evangelical charity which provides residential places for drug addicts has defended its use of cold turkey to treat addicts as well as sending them out to fundraise for it.
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18th December 2013
Commission publishes 2013 ISEC and Horizon 2020 calls for proposalsthe European commission published two calls for proposals.
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18th December 2013
E-cigarettes may only be available in pharmaciesThe sale of e-cigarettes could be confined to pharmacies if three EU states impose restrictions, while refillable nicotine cartridges could be banned completely in Ireland, under plans from EU states.