UnderAge Drinking

The Supper Club is a support group for family members who have lost loved ones as a result of substance use. There are many benefits from attending the Supper club meetings: Sharing and gaining emotional support from people who have been through a similar experience Mutual learning: learning about oneself from others in the Reducing [...]

Underage drinking is a growing problem plaguing many Australian teenagers, many of whom tend to go on drinking binges. Binge drinking or excessive alcoholic consumption can expose them to dangerous situations and serious health problems. In several Australian states, existing laws only punish suppliers who serve alcohol to minors in licensed establishments, with no legal [...]

New Secondary Supply Bill • In March 2011, The Victorian Government introduced the Liquor Control Reform Amendment Bill into Parliament that will make it an offence under the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998 for a person to supply alcohol to underage teens or  minor  (a person under the age of 18 years) in a private [...]

One Australian under the age of 17 yrs die and more than 60 are hospitalised each week from alcohol related causes. Most people at some time in their lives have suffered from the tragic effects of excessive alcohol consumption in themselves or others. Binge drinking is a huge problem in Australian society, Australians are drinking [...]

The main source of alcohol is the parents themselves. Children are exposed to their parents (and friends or relatives) in an intoxicated situation.  They are used to seeing cupboards with all types of liquor and refrigerators full of beer.  Parents drink beer or liquor freely in front of children which gives the impression that such [...]

Death and Hospitalisation Binge drinking among young people has a devastating effect on the lives of many young people and their families. Alcohol accounts for 13 per cent of all deaths among 14–17-year-old Australians — it has been estimated that one Australian teenager dies and more than 60 are hospitalised each week from alcohol-related causes [...]

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry research shows that there are certain things that parents can do to reduce the risk of alcohol related harm to their children and thus prevent underage drinking problems: Parents should not get intoxicated infront of their children; Parents should not supply their children with alcohol; Parents should always [...]