The Chief Medical Officer has requested a Health Impact Assessment be carried out on proposed legislation which extends opening hours of pubs and nightclubs. Professor Breda Smyth has written to the Justice Minister Helen McEntee, urging her to give consideration to carrying out the assessment. It comes weeks after the Road Safety Authority expressed concerns […]
An Ennis based treatment facility is warning problem drinking can become a generational issue for families. Recent data from Alcohol Action Ireland shows almost 1 million people in Ireland grew up with a problem drinker in the home. The Adverse Childhood Experience study also found a strong link between post-traumatic stress disorder and having a […]
On Wednesday’s Morning focus Alan Morrissey was joined by Maedhbh Firmino da Silva Santos, Deputy Manager at Bushypark Addiction Treatment Centre to discuss problem drinkers. Almost 1 million people in Ireland grew up with a problem drinker in the home. Research carried out by Maynooth University has also found a strong link between post-traumatic stress […]