Monitoring Alcohol

Young People: Late adolescence/early adulthood is a time when diagnosable mental distress often starts, and young people experiment with substances. This is typically a transition period with a lot  of change11. Co-existence of alcohol misuse and mental distress can be as high as 53% among those attending youth-specific alcohol and other drug services54. It is

This study found that 22% of the children in the sample had sipped alcohol. Beer was the most frequently sipped and the beverage originally belonged to the father. The study concludes that, providing sips of alcohol to children is associated with them having more favorable expectations about alcohol use. RELEASE DATE: 01/04/2021 The Association Between

March 2021 | Emmanuel Stamatakis For decades, cardiologists, GPs, as well as reputable online sources alike have been advising in favour of consuming moderate quantities of alcohol to decrease risk of major cardiovascular conditions. Such views became over time an almost established belief that penetrated public perception, research, and practice equally deeply. Because alcohol is a long-term

Alcohol use may increase the risk of COVID-19 infection and of its severe complications while also causing other medical and social problems that burden healthcare and other services. For complete report

The Art of Community Alcohol Management – Preventing Harms Kit Some of the benefits to local governments delivering the alcohol prevention actions outlined in The How to Guide include: Fewer alcohol-related risks and liabilities, waste collection and cleaning, complaints (e.g. noise, antisocial behaviour), alcohol-related crime (e.g. physical and sexual assault, property damage) Changing social and cultural norms

 To protect my sobriety, I had to stop doing these three things. Being Around Alcohol Debating Myself Not Asking for Help. Exploring Sobriety – Medium Jan 2021

Doctors, police slam planned reform POLICE and doctors have slammed the Andrews government for announcing a plan to scrap public drunkenness laws without any detail on how violent cases will be managed. The report says police should be used as a “last resort” when dealing with drunks with low-level cases sent home or to friends