Alcohol

High school parties held at clubs across the Greek capital, often involving underage drinking and exposure to dangerous, poor-quality alcohol, have become a lucrative business with students frequently recruited by clubs as "promoters" to attract peers, former participants have told Kathimerini. 

Athens Mayor Haris Doukas on Wednesday recommended the permanent closure of a nightclub on central Vouliagmenis Avenue for serving alcohol to minors.

The club's management has been accused of serving bootleg liquor to minors during a school party last Saturday, during which eight students aged 14 to 17 had to be hospitalized with alcohol poisoning. 

Underage drinking came to the fore at the weekend after eight minors were hospitalized after consuming suspected tainted alcohol at a bar on Vouliagmenis Avenue in Athens during a school dance. The incident occurred early Sunday morning, with students aged 14 to 17 showing signs of severe intoxication.

The 20-year-old manager of an Athens nightclub has been arrested after eight teenagers were hospitalized with alcohol poisoning over the weekend.

The manager of the Vouliagmenis Avenue business has been charged with endangering minors, while the nightclub is being investigated for other possible infractions.

Eight minors were transported to the hospital early Sunday morning after consuming alcohol at a nightclub in Athens.

According to the police, shortly after 2:00 a.m., eight high school students attending an event organized by Attica high schools at a nightclub on Vouliagmenis Avenue suddenly felt unwell.

The actor spoke about the time when he was addicted to alcohol and drugs.

Al Pacino says he stopped all substance abuse as he noticed it affecting his memory.

The Hollywood star has previously opened up about his struggles with addiction, to both alcohol and drugs, as part of his effort to cope with fame.

An investigative magistrate in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, ordered on Saturday the jailing of a 46-year-old driver who hit a family of three on Wednesday while driving drunk.

He is expected to be taken to a prison in central Greece.

A 46-year-old driver who hit a family of three near Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on Wednesday while driving drunk is expected to testify before an investigative magistrate on Saturday.

The man has been charged with dangerous driving due to the consumption of alcohol, grievous bodily harm and bodily damage caused by serial negligence. He has been detained since Wednesday.

A 54-year-old Latvian citizen was detained in Sunny Beach for driving under the influence of alcohol, according to BGNES. On Wednesday at approximately 5:25 p.m., the man was stopped by officers from the Regional Office in Nessebar for an inspection.