{"id":1463,"date":"2017-01-24T13:41:55","date_gmt":"2017-01-24T02:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/australian-approach-to-alcohol-dismal\/"},"modified":"2017-01-24T13:41:55","modified_gmt":"2017-01-24T02:41:55","slug":"australian-approach-to-alcohol-dismal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/australian-approach-to-alcohol-dismal\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian approach to alcohol \u201cdismal\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Authored by CHARLOTTE MITCHELL<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mja.com.au\/journal\/2016\/204\/6\/alcohol-and-tax-time-real-reform\" target=\"_blank\">Alcohol and tax &mdash; time for real reformMJA PERSPECTIVE<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mja.com.au\/journal\/2016\/204\/4\/perceptions-australasian-emergency-department-staff-impact-alcohol-related\" target=\"_blank\">Perceptions of Australasian emergency department staff of the impact of alcohol-related presentationsMJA RESEARCH<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mja.com.au\/journal\/2017\/206\/1\/australia-day-2016-alcohol-related-presentations-emergency-departments\" target=\"_blank\">Australia Day 2016: alcohol-related presentations to emergency departmentsMJA SHORT REPORT<\/a><br \/>&nbsp;<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorportal.com.au\/mjainsight\/2017\/1\" target=\"_blank\">Issue 1 \/ 16 January 2017<\/a><br \/>TACKLING alcohol advertising in sport is crucial to reducing excessive drinking, say experts, after new research reveals high rates of alcohol-related presentations to hospitals on Australia Day.<br \/>Ms Julia Stafford, executive officer at the McCusker Centre for Action on Alcohol and Youth told MJA InSight that &ldquo;while alcohol companies promote and profit from the link between alcohol and our national day, emergency departments (EDs) are dealing with the ugly consequences&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p>She said that Australia&rsquo;s emergency services have &ldquo;waited long enough for evidence-based alcohol policies that will reduce the burden&rdquo;.<br \/>&ldquo;We need a comprehensive approach that includes independent regulation of alcohol promotion, reform of the alcohol tax system and effective controls on when and where alcohol is available.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorportal.com.au\/mjainsight\/2017\/1\/australian-approach-to-alcohol-dismal\/?utm_source=MJA+InSight&amp;utm_campaign=7a2169bd1a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_01_13&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_7346f35e23-7a2169bd1a-43048133\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button\">For complete article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authored by CHARLOTTE MITCHELL Alcohol and tax &mdash; 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