The national hangover: six ways to cure it

THE recent RTÉ Prime Time revelations on alcohol abuse came as no surprise. But what can be done about it? Here are a six suggestions:

The national hangover: six ways to cure it
Fri, 06 Dec, 2002 - 00:00

>(1) Attitudes must be changed. Abuse must be seen to be selfish, anti-social and stupid. A series of TV ads could be run much like the drink-drive campaign. These also need to be confrontational.

(2) A blanket ban on TV alcohol ads. After all, it was done with tobacco

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