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New Programme For At Risk Youth
Wednesday, 6 October 2004, 3:03 pm | The Alcohol Advisory Council
A new programme to assist young people at risk of alcohol or drug-related problems was launched today by the Alcohol Advisory Council (ALAC). More >>
Communities To Take Action On Student Drinking
Monday, 27 September 2004, 8:22 am | The Alcohol Advisory Council
Drinking is intrinsic to the student culture and a more defining feature of tertiary study than academic work itself, says a just released paper on alcohol use among tertiary students. More >>
International Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Day
Wednesday, 8 September 2004, 1:15 pm | The Alcohol Advisory Council
The Alcohol Advisory Council (ALAC) is again warning pregnant women and those planning to be pregnant to avoid all alcohol. More >>
Time Of The Essence For Alcohol Treatment
Thursday, 2 September 2004, 4:07 pm | The Alcohol Advisory Council
One of the major challenges for health care providers in the 21st century is identifying individuals early in their involvement with alcohol misuse and to intervene in a timely manner, says the Alcohol Advisory Council (ALAC). More >>
Taxing Alco-Pops Not The Answer
Tuesday, 17 August 2004, 3:10 pm | The Alcohol Advisory Council
Increasing tax on flavoured alcohol beverages, commonly known as alcopops is unlikely to reduce alcohol-related harm among young people says the Alcohol Advisory Council. More >>
Youth Parliament Debates Youth Drinking
Tuesday, 17 August 2004, 3:09 pm | The Alcohol Advisory Council
The Alcohol Advisory Council today supported a return to a purchase age of 20 years, but warned that this would not be the magical cure for New Zealand’s youth drinking problem that many thought it would. More >>
Computerised Alcohol Intervention For Students
Wednesday, 28 July 2004, 11:54 am | The Alcohol Advisory Council
Am I drinking too much? University of Otago students who wanted to know the answer to this question logged on to an individualised computer programme at the Student Health Service. The programme was popular with students and got promising results, ... More >>
Banning after ball parties not realistic says ALAC
Monday, 5 July 2004, 8:29 pm | The Alcohol Advisory Council
The Alcohol Advisory Council says banning high school after ball parties will only drive them underground. More >>
Liquor outlets supplying minors disappointing
Friday, 11 June 2004, 5:20 pm | The Alcohol Advisory Council
A controlled purchase operation run in the district last year had a sequel this week with the Liquor Licensing Authority shutting down three on-licensed premises and suspending three general managers’ licences. More >>
Only four drinks? – I don’t think so
Tuesday, 4 May 2004, 1:18 pm | The Alcohol Advisory Council
Many New Zealand drinkers are actually consuming much more alcohol than they realise according to new research released by the Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand (ALAC). More >>
Changes in drinking behaviour detected in Auckland
Tuesday, 13 April 2004, 11:15 am | The Alcohol Advisory Council
One in every four 14-15 year old Auckland girls and one in five 14-15 year old Auckland boys from 1711 young people aged 14-24 years who presented to their GPs in 2003 was drinking alcohol at a risky or problematic level according to a new study. More >>
ALAC welcomes changes to Sale of Liquor Act
Friday, 2 April 2004, 1:27 pm | The Alcohol Advisory Council
The Alcohol Advisory Council has welcomed legislation confirming the legality of operations using underage teenagers to test liquor licensing laws. More >>
Know how much alcohol you’re really drinking
Tuesday, 30 March 2004, 1:38 pm | The Alcohol Advisory Council
The Alcohol Advisory Council is launching a campaign to promote the Standard Drinks measure so New Zealanders will know exactly how much alcohol they are drinking. More >>
Northland Regional Alcohol Workshop
Thursday, 11 March 2004, 1:48 pm | The Alcohol Advisory Council
A regional workshop to look at the most effective ways to reduce alcohol-related harm in Northland will be held at Whangarei this week. More >>
Only Half of Parents Know When Their Kids Drink
Thursday, 4 March 2004, 11:27 am | The Alcohol Advisory Council
Some 63 percent of adults say they set strict rules about their children drinking but only half of them know when their children drink, according to research released by the Alcohol Advisory Council (ALAC). More >>
Pacific People Highest Non-Drinkers in New Zealand
Thursday, 4 March 2004, 11:26 am | The Alcohol Advisory Council
Pacific people are less likely to drink at all but when they do drink, they drink heavily, according to research released by the Alcohol Advisory Council (ALAC) today. More >>
Mâori Drink Less Regularly But More Heavily
Thursday, 4 March 2004, 11:24 am | The Alcohol Advisory Council
Adult Mâori drink less regularly but more heavily than most New Zealand drinkers, according to new research released by the Alcohol Advisory Council (ALAC). More >>
New Zealand’s Risky Drinking Culture
Thursday, 4 March 2004, 11:23 am | The Alcohol Advisory Council
Fifty percent of New Zealanders accept drunkenness as socially acceptable with 1.2 million believing that it’s okay to get drunk, 350,000 binge-drinking on their last drinking occasion and 275,000 setting out to get drunk on their last drinking occasion, ... More >>
White Collar Workers the Real Binge Drinkers
Thursday, 4 March 2004, 11:21 am | The Alcohol Advisory Council
The New Zealand binge drinker is most likely to be a Pakeha, urban, male of 30 years or older, with a household income over $70,000, according to new research released by the Alcohol Advisory Council (ALAC). More >>
Students suffer from other students drinking habit
Monday, 23 February 2004, 12:20 am | The Alcohol Advisory Council
A study of Otago University students has shown that some 84 percent of those surveyed had experienced a negative effect from other students’ drinking. More >>
