Archive for ‘alcohol’ tag
Do sportspeople influence how much you drink?
There’s a widespread belief in the community that elite sportspeople are role models, including when it comes to how much we drink. However, new research doesn't back this up.
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Government SMS alcohol ed. campaign targets footy players
The Victorian Government has spent a whopping $180,000 on SMSs targeting young guys about the dangers of alcohol and looking after your mates. Would receiving one make any difference on how you behaved or how much you drank? Or is it all a waste of money?
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Poor sleep leads to drug use
A study has identified that childhood sleep problems can lead to drug and alcohol abuse in young adulthood.
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Reducing street violence
If you had to choose between increasing the price of alcohol served after midnight, raising the drinking age, or closing bars at 2 am which one would you choose?
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P-plater records 0.385 BAC
From the files of 'stupidity' comes the story of P-Plate diver Joanne Grosse, who has recorded one of the nations highest ever blood alcohol readings. Her reading was 0.385 -19 times the legal limit for a P-plate driver.
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Harm-free alcohol
David Nutt, chairman of the UK government’s Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs until he was dismissed last year for saying ecstasy was no worse than alcohol is developing a drink that would provide all the pleasures of alcohol with no downsides.
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Qld considers .02 BAC limit
Queensland is considering lowing the blood alcohol limit from .05 to .02 in order to cut the road toll. Would this change the way you drink and drive?
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Caffeine and alcohol: 'dangerous'?
These days, it seems that energy drinks and alcohol are the new vodka and tonic. No big deal right? Well, a new study suggests otherwise.
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Rudd wants drinking age lifted to 21
Appearing on ABC1's Q&A program last night, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd told a group of 200 young Australians that he'd personally like to see the legal drinking age lifted to 21 in order to reduce binge drinking and P-Plate deaths.
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KAVA as a replacement for alcohol in Indigenous communities
We know that alcohol can have a deleterious effect on health, especially for Indigenous Australians. KAVA was introduced in an attempt to replace alcohol and thereby reduce alcohol-related harms. Has this approach worked?
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