FARE’s Annual Alcohol Poll 2013 takes an in-depth look at Australians’ attitudes towards alcohol, their drinking behaviours, and their perspectives on key alcohol policies.
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The Australasian Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Conference will take place on 19-20 November, 2013 in Brisbane. The call for abstracts is now open and will close on 21 June 2013. Sponsorship and Exhibition packages are available upon request. Please contact Frances Lemon, fare@fare.org.au or 02 6122 8600.
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Drink Tank is the online forum for debating and discussing alcohol issues in contemporary Australian society. If you have something to say about alcohol we want to hear from you!
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18 April 2013: Foundation for Alcohol Research & Education CEO Michael Thorn says new research paints a disturbing picture of the binge drinking habits of young Australians. Interview with Virginia Trioli and Michael Rowland.
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18 April 2013: Two in five Australians—and more than 60 per cent of young adults—are drinking to get drunk, a new poll has found. Commissioned by the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education, the survey found 77 per cent of Australian adults are drinkers and half of those normally have three or more standard alcoholic drinks at a sitting.
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18 April 2013: A growing number of Victorians are drinking to get drunk, the annual alcohol poll reveals.
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18 April 2013: The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education's annual poll has found 40 per cent of people said they drink to get drunk, up from 35 per cent in 2011 and 36 per cent last year. But the number of people who reported never drinking increased to 23 per cent, the poll of more than 1500 people found.
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18 April 2013: The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education’s annual alcohol poll, released today, found that 40% of Australians say they drink to get drunk, up from 35% in 2011, with half of those defining being drunk as slurring speech or losing balance.
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18 April 2013: Australians have a worrying lack of awareness of the risks of drinking alcohol, public health advocates say. A link to alcohol can be shown in one in five cases of breast cancer and one in 20 cases of other cancers, according to the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education.
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