Monitoring Alcohol

Indigenous Call for a Return of Alcohol Bans AMOS AIKMAN The Northern Territory government’s refusal to maintain Intervention-era grog bans is undermining one of its own best measures for stopping alcohol-fuelled violence, say experts who have urged the government to rethink. The scheme has been credited with a swift drop in alcohol fuelled and domestic […]

The study, published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, breaks down this $20 billion into:  $1.6 billion for the child protection system due to an adult carer’s drinking;  $560 million for alcohol related domestic violence almost $3 billion in lost productivity due to people having to care for a drinker. “This is the first study to

As a risk factor for disability, alcohol has shown the most rapid rise over the past 30 years for people aged 55 and over compared to other age groups. Studies that have claimed health benefits from drinking remain flawed in their design. Many fall down when comparing drinkers with non-drinkers, as they do not take into account

This study found that consuming alcohol alone during adolescence predicts future alcohol use disorders, especially for women. This finding holds true even after controlling for other factors such as binge alcohol use, frequency of alcohol use, socioeconomic status, and gender. The study found that about 25% of adolescents and 40% of young adults reported using

By CHLOE TAYLOR, July 16, 2022  People under the age of 40 start risking their health if they consume any more than two teaspoons of wine or two and a half tablespoons of beer per day, a new study suggests. The analysis—part of the wider Global Burden of Disease study—was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Linda’s son bought 11 bottles of vodka in his final 10 days. She’s now pushing for changes to liquor licensing laws  22 Jun 2022  “We’ve got this massive drinking culture, just like America’s got the gun culture, but we don’t see it the same…But how many are we losing to that culture? And we’re letting it

World Health Assembly Adopts Historic Global Alcohol Action Plan. Movendi International Makes Four Recommendations for the Way Forward   Geneva, Switzerland, May 28, 2022 – The 75th Session of the World Health Assembly (WHA75) has adopted a historic decision for the global response to the harm caused by the alcohol industry. WHA75 adopted the WHO Global Alcohol

Key findings: With Australia now well into the third year of this pandemic, there is clear evidence on the growing harms from alcohol. The report found:  High levels of stress and anxiety, as well as boredom and isolation, have been identified as key drivers of risky alcohol use during the pandemic Studies have also found