Monitoring Alcohol
Should you be driving?
Aussie drink-driving laws have similar penalties, but our BAC level is still at .05. This will be moved to .02 in the coming years.
Be safe for you, your family and the person you may injure because, you thought you were ‘ok to drive!’
SHOULD YOU BE DRIVING? DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE….EVER!
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How Alcohol Addiction Permanently Changes the Brain, and Why Prevention Is Everything
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Most people know that heavy drinking harms the body. But a new study published in May 2026 shows just how deeply alcohol addiction and the brain are connected, and how some of those changes may...
Why Mixing Cannabis Edibles and Alcohol Is More Dangerous for Driving Than Most People Realise
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Cannabis edibles have become a familiar part of daily life in many parts of the world. For plenty of people, pairing them with alcohol at social occasions feels completely normal. But new research published in JAMA...
Over Two Million Australian Men in Midlife Are Drinking at Dangerously Risky Levels, New Research Warns
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More than 2.2 million Australian men engage in risky drinking in midlife, a landmark national study has confirmed. Researchers found that men aged 30 to 59 routinely exceed safe limits, yet public health campaigns continue...
Europe’s Liver Disease Crisis: Nearly 780 People Die Every Day as Experts Demand Urgent Action
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Liver Disease in Europe Has Reached a Tipping Point Every day, nearly 780 people across Europe die from cirrhosis or liver cancer. A major new report from the EASL–Lancet Commission, published in April 2026, makes...
Even Moderate Alcohol Consumption May Be Quietly Damaging Your Brain, New Research Warns
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A new American study has found a troubling link between drinking and brain health, even among people who stay well within recommended limits. Researchers discovered that modest, regular alcohol intake reduces blood flow to the...
Melbourne’s Alcohol Wars: How Organised Crime Is Targeting Hospitality Venues Across the City
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Melbourne’s alcohol wars are now impossible to ignore. Since February 2025, criminals have struck nearly 20 hospitality venues across the city. They have carried out arson attacks, shootings, and attempted kidnappings at popular bars and...
How Emotions Drive Women’s Drinking Habits, New Research Reveals
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New research has found a direct link between women and alcohol consumption. Your emotional state, whether high or low, can push you to drink far more than you realise. For women in particular, that pattern...
Harvard Research Exposes the Relapse Warning Signs Most People in Alcohol Recovery Never See Coming
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Millions of people working towards long-term sobriety hold a dangerous assumption: more time sober means less risk. New research from Harvard Medical School challenges that directly. Alcohol use disorder relapse does not simply fade as...
Occasional Heavy Drinking Linked to Triple the Risk of Serious Liver Disease, Study Warns
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A new study from the University of Southern California (USC) has found that binge drinking liver disease risk is far greater than previously understood. Occasional heavy drinking triples the risk of advanced liver fibrosis in...
The Biology of an Alcohol-Induced Blackout: What Your Brain Is Really Telling You
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What Is an Alcohol-Induced Blackout? An alcohol-induced blackout is not simply “passing out.” During one, a person stays conscious and physically active, yet their brain can no longer form new memories. Someone mid-blackout may hold...
How Parents’ Drinking Habits Shape Their Children’s Relationship With Alcohol
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Parental drinking habits leave a longer shadow than most people realise. A landmark new study tracked thousands of Australian families across 23 years. It found that the way parents drink shapes their children’s alcohol use well...
The Red Wine Health Myth That Science Has Finally Caught Up With
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For decades, a glass of red wine at dinner felt less like an indulgence and more like a prescription. Doctors smiled, nutritionists nodded, and dinner party guests poured freely, all in the name of heart...
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