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December 2013

Merry Christmas!

Hello Sunday Morning

BelongToHello Sunday Morning (HSM) is an international movement which aims to create a better drinking culture.

HSM is a way for any individual to take a break from drinking and recreate the drinking culture around us.

This is not an anti-drinking initiative; it supports people to change their relationship with alcohol, so there is a more positive aspect to their drinking, if required.

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Facing ‘The Fear’: Alcohol and Mental Health in Ireland.

NACDAlcohol Action Ireland held their annual conference at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland on November 20th, 2013.

This year's conference featured expert speakers discussing how alcohol is impacting on mental health in Ireland.

You can now view videos of the conference presentations on drugs.ie

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Public Health (Alcohol) Bill Stakeholder & Press Conference Video

Service DirectoryIn October, the Government announced measures to deal with alcohol misuse, minimum unit pricing and regulation of advertising and sponsorship to be provided for in a Public Health Bill.

The announcements were made at a press and stakeholder conference in Government buildings.

You can now watch a video of the Stakeholder & Press Conference on drugs.ie

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Students body withdraws from DrinkAware initiative

The body representing Irish third-level students has withdrawn from the DrinkAware campaign, citing concerns over its ties to the alcohol industry and muted response to Arthur’s Day celebrations.

“It is felt that we are best placed to develop a student alcohol awareness campaign independently through working with other bodies that are not funded by a self-regulating drinks industry,” wrote USI president Joe O’Connor and Deputy Denise McCarthy.

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Poll Results

Our latest poll:

Should the Government introduce plain packaging for cigarettes?

To date we have received a total of 229 respondents, the latest results are as follows:

No: 37% (85)
Yes: 46% (101)
Don't know: 17% (38)

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