Alcohol Use and Dependence

NSW has the highest rate of alcohol dependence in Australia, relative to population size.

Alcohol is a hallucinogen

It is okay to take medication prescribed by your doctor in conjunction with alcohol

Drinking caffeine, exercising and sleeping can help you sober up

The average amount of pure alcohol consumed by Australian adults is ~10L per capita, per year

To avoid alcohol-related injury and death, it is recommended that healthy adults drink no more tan 2 standard drinks a day, if any.

47% of women say they have consumed alcohol during their pregnancy

A 'standard drink' contains 10g of alcohol

In an average person, it takes ~5 minutes for your brain to be affected by alcohol after initial consumption

On average, there are ~ 70,000 presentations to the ED resulting from alcohol-related events