# Alcohol Abuse

Last year

2022

# Health Research Board

Report finds one in three young drinkers in Ireland have an alcohol use disorder

The number of young people abstaining from alcohol has increased from 11% in 2002 to 26% in 2019.

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Jun 8th 2022, 12:05 AM

All time

# Alcohol Abuse

Drop in people seeking help for alcohol problems 'partly due to Covid restrictions'

As many as 5,824 sought help for alcohol problems in 2020.

8.8k

Jul 13th 2021, 3:48 PM

Voices

What can Irish cities learn from the response to drug use in New Orleans?

There is an increasing recognition by police services that drug use is not a policing matter, but requires a health led response, writes Tony Duffin

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Nov 6th 2018, 7:00 AM

# recovery month

'I have seen the increase in cocaine and alcohol addiction with the return of money. It's frightening'

The Rutland Centre is seeing shifts in the people it treats, and is emphasising how anyone can recover from addiction on its 40th anniversary.

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Sep 2nd 2018, 12:05 AM

# crisis point

No public health policy has 'been designed with the homeless population specifically in mind'

A new study has shown increases in the number of homeless people dying from drug and/or alcohol abuse and on methadone.

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Oct 19th 2017, 9:02 AM

# worrying trend

'It's a worrying trend': Judge concerned that age profile of drink drivers is getting younger

Judge Mary Devins said the average age of drink drivers used to be upwards of 60 years.

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Apr 26th 2017, 7:17 AM

# Alcohol Abuse

Ireland has the worst rates in the world for drinking during pregnancy

A new study analysed the rates of drinking during pregnancy by linking them with a condition caused by alcohol consumption.

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Jan 17th 2017, 6:03 AM

# please help

'Christmas should mean safety and happiness': Over 1,000 contacted Childline yesterday

Alcohol abuse was consistently mentioned by worried children who contacted the charity on Christmas Day.

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Dec 26th 2016, 12:40 PM

# teenage drinking

Around one in every six Irish 15-year-olds have "exprienced drunkeness" at least twice

A report by the OECD found that 16% of Irish teens admitted to being drunk on two occasions.

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Nov 23rd 2016, 7:43 PM

Voices

'As a child of an alcoholic, I am damaged'

A reader talks about their experiences in the wake of the establishment of a government Group on Alcohol Harm

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Jul 10th 2016, 8:45 PM

# Awkward

The OECD apologises for St Patrick's Day tweet about alcohol abuse

Ouch.

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Mar 17th 2016, 5:13 PM

Voices

I love a drink but I don't want to end up like my dad: an alcoholic and alone

“Having struggled to deal with my father’s alcoholism my entire life, I wonder just how his ‘fondness for the drink’ has distorted my perception of alcohol.”

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Dec 6th 2015, 8:25 PM

# can it

A bad hangover won't just hurt your head - it's damaging the country as well

A new US study has calculated the cost of binge drinking to the economy.

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Oct 19th 2015, 10:50 AM

# pint of order

Bottles of wine look likely to be set at a minimum of €8, cans of beer at €2

It would be part of minimum-pricing laws to set a floor price on beer, wine and spirits.

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Jun 22nd 2015, 8:46 PM

# a few too many

Irish people describe in detail just how much they drink

The fear is real, and so is the hangover.

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Jun 8th 2015, 7:30 PM

# global drug survey

Ireland has the highest percentage of people who need medical help after drinking too much

Brazil and the UK are not too far behind us.

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Jun 8th 2015, 6:05 AM

# Cash Money Booze

The economic recovery means Irish people are drinking more

That’s according to health minister Leo Varadkar.

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May 12th 2015, 7:46 PM

# Explainer

Wine for at least €10 a bottle? Here's what we know about new alcohol price laws so far...

The government wants to put a floor on prices to cut down on problem drinking.

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Feb 4th 2015, 1:30 PM

# littlethings

Minding your mind by drinking less this Christmas

All over the festive season, TheJournal.ie is bringing you tried and tested ways to keep your mental health in fine fettle.

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Dec 27th 2014, 9:00 PM

# Irish Prisons

Parole review shows drugs and alcohol a factor in majority of crimes

It was also found that child abuse was a factor in a significant number of cases

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Sep 10th 2014, 11:16 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Should drunk patients be charged more for A&E visits?

The suggestion has been raised in Northern Ireland that charges should be introduced to deter abuse of the system.

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Aug 12th 2014, 9:01 AM

# alcohol addiction

Addiction services costing State €114m this year

Treatment and intervention provided by a range of services, making it difficult to ascertain just how much the State spends on alcohol addiction, according to the HSE.

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Jul 18th 2014, 7:00 AM

# binge drinking

Ireland's alcohol consumption in one handy infographic

Ever wondered where we drink and how much? Wonder no more.

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Jun 23rd 2014, 6:00 PM

# Abuse

Alcohol kills more than AIDS, tuberculosis and violence combined - WHO

This equates to one death every 10 seconds.

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May 12th 2014, 2:22 PM

# Drink

The county with the most people seeking treatment for alcohol abuse? Waterford

A new study has found that an average of 8,000 people a year seek treatment for alcoholism in Ireland.

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Apr 2nd 2014, 6:30 AM

# harmful

Nine-year-old girl hospitalised in England after vodka-whiskey neknomination

The girl took alcohol from the cupboard at a friend’s house without their parents’ knowledge.

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Apr 1st 2014, 4:29 PM

# problem drinking

How alcohol affects Ireland in 4 stark graphs

A major HSE report yesterday looked at the harm alcohol causes in Irish society – and it made for grim reading.

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Mar 25th 2014, 6:30 AM

# Care order

Drug and alcohol abuse leading to care proceedings for children

The latest report on child care law shows that the Child & Family Agency failed in its applications for care orders in three cases.

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Mar 18th 2014, 9:10 AM

# harmful

Alcohol Forum says alcohol is wreaking havoc on communities around Ireland

Alcohol’s harm to others will be discussed at Alcohol Awareness Week at the end of the month.

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Mar 13th 2014, 11:25 AM

# joined up thinking

Cross-party TDs at least agree on one thing, the need to tackle alcohol abuse

The four main political parties were joined by Alcohol Action Ireland and Alastair Campbell to launch a new informal Oireachtas group on the issue.

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Mar 4th 2014, 3:06 PM

Voices

Column: ‘NekNominations’ craze will soon pass – but our drinking culture won't

NekNominations are just the latest fad but we shouldn’t simply dismiss the problem or pass the buck to social media networks: Ireland’s attitude to binge drinking is dangerous and must change, writes Joe O’Connor.

Feb 4th 2014, 12:45 PM

# Alcohol Abuse

Neknomination ‘just one small aspect’ of Ireland’s harmful drinking culture

Alcohol Action Ireland said our attitude to alcohol provides the perfect culture for crazes like this to take hold, particularly among the younger generations.

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Feb 4th 2014, 6:45 AM