Young holidaymakers risk heart issues over drink
The Irish Heart Foundation flagged the problem as it launched a campaign to force people to wake up to the link between excessive drinking and avoidable heart and stroke deaths.
Speaking at the launch of a nationwide campaign to tackle the issue, IHF medical director Dr Angie Brown said that while the issue affects almost all age groups, the most distressing cases are young people — including Leaving Cert and college students — who suffer potentially serious heart problems after returning from drink-fuelled holidays.
