• Alcohol "is a drug" that "directly causes aggression" - do we have a drinking problem?

  • Jul 19 2022
  • Length: Not Yet Known
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  • Summary

  • Dry July may seem like a novelty to many, but aside from the fundraising the serious business of encouraging people to take a break from alcohol is also at the centre of this campaign.  

    And we need it Aotearoa! Some of the stats behind the way we drink make for grim reading.

    Otago University’s just released a survey which shows New Zealand suicides have a higher alcohol involvement that the rest of the world - 26% of suicide deaths involve acute alcohol use compared to the World Health Organization global estimate of 19%

    Professor Doug Sellman, the director of the National Addiction Centre, has been tracking the country’s consumption for more than 2 decades. He joins us with more.

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