The State’s ambulance service has introduced a policy that allows officers and volunteers who are called to work unexpectedly to have a small alcohol reading.
A test for alcohol use during pregnancy would give doctors an opportunity to “stage an intervention”, the former president of the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) has said.
BANDUNG (AFP) - More than 60 Indonesians are dead and dozens have been hospitalised from drinking illegal homemade alcohol, authorities said on Monday (April 9), with the toll steadily climbing.
BRITISH COLUMBIA, Canada - Alcohol retailers remain eager to sell recreational cannabis despite the B.C. government’s decision to forbid retailers from selling cannabis alongside tobacco or alcohol in the same store once the federal government legalizes adult use of the drug later this year.
Health ministers have warned residents of South Korea not to mix wasps into their soju. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety released a statement cautioning mixing the stinging insect with the Korean spirit.
IT’S been controversial and much delayed by a long and expensive court case, but now Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) of alcohol is almost upon us and the Scottish Government says it will start on May 1 without any exceptions.
April North Korean authorities appear to be taking steps to crack down on illegal businesses, particularly those serving alcohol and unlicensed karaoke, a photo recently obtained by NK News suggests.
A ban on liquor advertising would strip broadcasters of a considerable source of revenue and probably dent the struggling South African economy, but would do little to combat alcohol abuse, experts say.
Wine Australia has issued a warning to shonky exporters after being granted new powers to safeguard the industry from counterfeit operators.
Beer and wine drinkers might have to dig a little deeper into their pockets to pay for a drink as taxes on alcohol sales have increased by 1.5 per cent as of April 1.