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Monday, September 7, 2009

Alcohol Awareness Study 2009

In February 2009, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) released new guidelines on the consumption of alcohol, the Australian Guidelines to Reduce the Health Risks from Drinking Alcohol. Guideline focuses on the consumption of alcohol by children and young people aged under 18 years.

The Salvation Army commissioned Roy Morgan Research to conduct research to help understand the public’s awareness of these guidelines and, given the guidelines’ strong advice that young people aged under 18 years abstain from drinking, the community’s practice of and attitude to underage drinking.

The results from this study suggest that the awareness of the consequences of underage drinking, as set out in the NHMRC guidelines, is low amongst Australians and in particular, young people.

Read Full Study (PDF)

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