Recent trends in risky alcohol consumption and related harm among young people in Victoria, Australia
This study, published in the June 2008 edition of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, synthesises existing data on the proportion of young people who drink at risky levels and the rate of alcohol-related harms experienced by young people in Victoria.
The research draws on secondary data from existing surveys to ascertain increases in risky alcohol related behaviours, as well as data from alcohol-related hospital admissions and emergency presentations.
Survey data shows 'no clear trend in the rate of risky drinking among young people', although hospital admissions (harms) data 'suggests that rates of alcohol-related harm, particularly acute intoxication, have increased dramatically over recent years'.
Newspaper sources:
- Daily Telegraph, 10 June 2008, p.8.
- Courier Mail, 10 June 2008, p.8.
- Canberra Times, 10 June 2008, p.5.
- Australian, 10 June 2008, p.2.
- Age, 10 June 2008, p.3.
- Adelaide Advertiser, 10 June 2008,p.10.
- Herald Sun, 10 June 2008, p.8.
- Sydney Morning Herald, 10 June 2008, p.5.