{"id":1598,"date":"2017-09-06T16:57:21","date_gmt":"2017-09-06T06:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/boozing-culture-has-got-to-change\/"},"modified":"2017-09-06T16:57:21","modified_gmt":"2017-09-06T06:57:21","slug":"boozing-culture-has-got-to-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/boozing-culture-has-got-to-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Boozing culture has got to change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No one wants to end up in hospital after a night on the booze. No doctor or nurse wants to face physical and verbal abuse at the hands of a drunk patient. No one should be happy that emergency waiting rooms are full of injured Victorians who\u2019ve had too much to drink.<\/p>\n<p>Although the majority of Victorians drink moderately, there are too many in our community who continue to put themselves and others at risk of serious alcohol-related harm. Which is why VicHealth has done considerable research into why Victoria, and Australia, has a culture where risky or binge drinking is acceptable.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve discovered, despite the stereotypes, there is no one \u2018drinking culture\u2019 in Victoria. People drink for a range of different reasons, in a range of different ways and at a range of different levels \u2013 from construction workers drinking to be \u2018one of the boys\u2019 to university colleges where binge drinking is just a \u2018normal\u2019 part of student life on campus. What\u2019s considered acceptable in a rural community may not be okay in suburban Melbourne.<\/p>\n<p>With so many different alcohol cultures, it makes sense that a one-size-fits-all solution isn\u2019t going to effectively reduce risky drinking in Victoria. Which is why we developed the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vichealth.vic.gov.au\/alcoholculturesframework\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alcohol Cultures Framework<\/a>&nbsp;to guide public health action on alcohol culture change. We\u2019ve also recently announced support for nine new creative projects to try to change a range of drinking cultures across the state.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vichealth.vic.gov.au\/media-and-resources\/opinion-pieces\/boozing-culture-has-got-to-change?utm_source=VicHealth%20Update&amp;utm_campaign=ebulletin%2017august17&amp;utm_medium=Email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"button\">For complete article<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No one wants to end up in hospital after a night on the booze. No doctor or nurse wants to face physical and verbal abuse at the hands of a drunk patient. No one should be happy that emergency waiting rooms are full of injured Victorians who\u2019ve had too much to drink. 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