Monitoring Alcohol

Recuiting New Drinkers

THE IMPACT OF ALCOHOL MARKETING ON CHILDREN The alcohol industry knows that if you want a customer for life, you need to get them young. In Australia, alcohol advertising is self-regulated by the industry – yes that’s right,  as unfathomable as it may seem, the ‘safe cracker is in charge of installing the safe!’ – The

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Issue: Lives ruined for ever

The boom in alcohol consumption (Letters, 3/9) is frightening. The dire consequences of over-indulgence are usually only touched on in terms of how they affect our youth, yet many, many people are seriously affected by the drinking of those who are closest to them. This rarely rates a mention. This came to a head for

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Booze and teenagers

– Prof John Toumbourou puts the Myths to Bed Assumption One: ‘It’s hypocritical to not let my drink when you were drinking at my age!’ We are a lot better educated these days about he dangers of drinking, just like cigarettes smoking and not wearing seat-belts. We know all those things now are really risky

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