Posts Tagged ‘Holidays'’
UK Recommends Weekly 'Alcohol Holidays' for Good Health
UK Recommends Weekly 'Alcohol Holidays' for Good Health
Filed under: Alcohol Abuse
Politicians in the United Kingdom have called for a review of government guidelines on alcohol consumption. Alongside its current recommendation that people should limit their total alcohol intake to three to four units per day for men and two to three units for women (there are about two units in a glass of wine), members of a House of Commons committee said the U.K. health department should …
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Ireland: Bishops welcome plan to control alcohol prices
Filed under: Alcohol Abuse
The Irish Bishops’ Drugs and Alcohol Initiative have welcomed the proposal to introduce a minimum cost for alcohol retail outlets. In addition to the human suffering faced by families across Ireland, it is estimated that alcohol abuse costs the State €3.7 billion each year through illness, absenteeism and crime. Bishop Walsh said: “Alcohol is no ordinary consumer
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