A recent report found drug and alcohol deaths in regional Australia has hit an all time high, increasing by 41 per cent in a decade to 2017. This is in contrast to the 16 per cent spike in major cities. Although researchers attribute most of these to opiod overdoses, alcohol is also playing a role. […]
A new study suggests that alcohol consumption for young adults may be more harmful than previously thought. Although we know that moderate alcohol consumption is actually good for you, those studies proving its usefulness were concentrated on people 50 years and older. The study published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs found […]
A survey conducted by ReachOut found that alcohol was being used to cope with bullying by teenagers and young adults. There have been renewed calls for bullying to be recognised as a national health problem after ReachOut found that 16 per cent of people between the ages of 14 and 25 used drugs and alcohol […]
Australian health experts say Australian mums are increasingly seeking help for drinking. Experts say the gap between how much males drink compared with females is narrowing and more and more mothers are asking doctors for help, as they “self-medicate” with alcohol. Although more women are seeking help for alcohol problems, they aren’t going to AA […]
Although some people swear by a hot toddy to cure a cold, experts say the mixture of alcohol and common prescription drugs can be dangerous. In a Readers Digest article Aaron White, PhD, senior advisor to the director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) said that the number of Americans ending […]
Concerns are mounting over teenagers ordering alcohol online. Some of the websites delivering alcohol to homes are Airtasker, Jimmy Brings and Liquoroo which require a credit card and a smart phone. Although the law requires users to be over the age of 18, some accounts can be made with fake birthdays which don’t require verification […]
If your drinking is a little out of control or maybe you’re planning to cut down for health reasons, it’s not easy but there are some things you can do to make it a little simpler, Create a support network around yourself. This can help keep you accountable and help you stay on track. In […]
Locals in Pilbara are angry with alcohol restrictions which they call inconvenient and ineffective, however WA’s liquor chief says he will remain open to modifying tough new laws in the Pilbara region if needed. Locals took to social media to vent their frustrations at the restrictions to be introduced region-wide from the end of March. […]
Experts at VicHealth, Cancer Council Victoria and the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE), say teenagers’ exposure to alcohol advertising encourages them to participate in “risky drinking” behaviour. Although alcohol advertising on television has shrunk dramatically, a recent study of thousands of Australian high school students over more than 10 years has found that […]
We’ve often heard that alcohol contains empty calories, providing no nutritional benefits but holding a lot of calories, so naturally it can have an impact on our diet. According to a nutritionist, gram for gram alcohol provides 29 kilojoules (protein and carbs have 17, while fat has 38). The typical serving size of wine in […]
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