Drinkaware Advise Parents To Talk About Alcohol with Leaving Cert Students

Parents are being urged to talk openly and honestly to their children about alcohol and their plans for celebrating the end of their State Exams.

The final Leaving Cert exam of the year is being held today and many students plan to celebrate the end of the exam this weekend... 

Drinkaware says parents need to to talk to their children about the dangers of drinking to excess and about the negative impact alcohol has on your mental and physical well being.. 

Speaking to RedFM News Drinkaware's Chief Medical Officer Dr Liam Twomey says he believes that young people don't fully comprehend the dangers of excessive drinking: 

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