alcohol – Peter Geoghegan

Getting away ‘Scot-free’ from alcoholism

By peterPosted on 7th January 2014Posted in Al Jazeera, ScotlandTagged alcohol, Scotland

Edinburgh, Scotland – Scotland has become the first place in Europe to prescribe a new drug that reduces cravings for alcohol. Earlier this month, the Scottish Medicines Consortium, a body that approves drugs for use in the National Health Service, gave the go-ahead for doctors in Scotland to prescribe nalmefene, a drug made by Danish firm Lundbeck […]

Calling Time on Arthur’s Day

By peterPosted on 7th January 2014Posted in Ireland, ScotsmanTagged alcohol, Arthur's day, Ireland

There’s a growing backlash over an event dreamed up by the ad men to celebrate Guinness that could see its focus move from drink to the arts, writes Peter Geoghegan. A couple of years ago I went to Galway for a wedding. I arrived on a wet Thursday night with the wind whipping off the […]