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B I N G E D R I N K I N G I N W O M E N A G E D 1 8 - 3 0

B I N G E D R I N K I N G I N W O M E N A G E D 1 8 - 3 0. BINGE DRINKING DEFINITION. Binge drinking is drinking continuously over a number of days or weeks, occasional and irregular bouts of heavy drinking or drinking so that you can deliberately get drunk. Alcohol Video. SOCIAL HEALTH.

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B I N G E D R I N K I N G I N W O M E N A G E D 1 8 - 3 0

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  1. BINGE DRINKING INWOMEN AGED 18-30

  2. BINGE DRINKING DEFINITION Binge drinking is drinking continuously over a number of days or weeks, occasional and irregular bouts of heavy drinking or drinking so that you can deliberately get drunk. Alcohol Video

  3. SOCIAL HEALTH • Embarrassing yourself. • Loss of income due to time of work or even loss of job. • Unable to control your thoughts and feelings. • Spending large amounts of money when intoxicated. • Loosing Friends because you have no time for them anymore.

  4. MENTAL HEALTH • Feeling of helplessness. • Depression. • Addiction to alcohol. • Alcohol affects the chemistry of the brain which increases the risk of depression.

  5. PHYSICAL HEALTH • Addiction to alcohol. • Brain or liver damage. • Higher risk to cancer. • Hangovers. • Depression. • Heart problems. • Alcohol Poisoning.

  6. SPIRITUAL HEALTH • Putting yourself into risky situations. • Damage to the body. • Being in a accident. • Ending up in hospital. • Not caring about yourself or others

  7. STATISTICS • 22% of girls aged 14-17 binge drink. • Women are not meant to go over the 6 standard alcoholic drinks. • 28% of women aged 14-24 admitted to regular binge drinking. • Women respond to smaller amounts of alcohol because their bodies have a higher ratio of fat to water. Price of Binge Drinking

  8. IMPACT OF HEALTH LITERACY • People ignore the fact that alcohol is a drug • Know the effects that binge drinking has on the body and the consequences from drinking too much • People would be able to take action and reduce the amount of binge drinking hospitalisations and deaths • Increase the price of alcohol and put warning labels on alcohol bottles to prevent binge drinking

  9. CURRENT STRATEGIES AND LEGISLATIONS FOR BINGE DRINKING • Alcohol related adverts on TV. • Some are good because they are graphic and are aimed at the younger target age group. • Showing the consequences of drinking too much alcohol. • “Don’t turn a night out into a nightmare” posters good because they are graphic.

  10. EFFECTIVNESS OF APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT OR COMMUNITY AGENCIES • Major concerns that Australian youth are becoming addicted to binge drinking. • Advertisements on TV designing to be hard hitting and get the message across. • Some of the advertisements are good because of the visual outcomes. Showing graphic pictures of what could happen if you drink too much.

  11. STRATEGIES • More advertisements on the TV, and on billboards or bus stops showing the negative effects and consequences when people drink too much alcohol. • Increasing the price of alcohol and making the labels less appealing • The labels should be the ‘don’t turn a night out into a nightmare’ advertisement so people have a constant reminder when drinking. • ‘Drink Wise’ Australia is committed to shaping healthier and safer drinking culture in Australia. They are a non-for-profit, and independent based organisation.

  12. OUR STRATEGIES • Labels on alcohol bottles, showing graphic pictures and the “don’t turn a nigh out into a nightmare” slogan. • Constant reminder when drinking, making you stop and think. • Youth community centres where binge drinking can talk to others about their problems and have guest speakers talk about the consequences of binge drinking.

  13. DRINK RESPONSIBLY

  14. REFERENCE LIST Angie, 2011, Drink and Cancer- The Link, http://www.mywackylifeover40.com/tag/binge-drinking/, Accessed 16th of February 2012 Australian Government Department of health and aging, N.D, Don’t turn a night out into a nightmare, http://www.drinkingnightmare.gov.au/internet/DrinkingNightmare/publishing.nsf, Accessed 15th of February 2012 Betts, M, 2011, Scientists developing drug to limit effects of alcohol, http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/scientists-developing-drug-to-limit-effects-of-alcohol/story-e6frea6u-1226152332764, Accessed 15th of February 2012 Chisholm, K, 2011, Binge Drinking: Teens and Binge Drinking, http://www.livestrong.com/article/14145-binge-drinking-teens-and-binge drinking/, Accessed 8th of February 2012 Drug info, 2009, The facts about binge drinking, http://www.druginfo.adf.org.au/fact-sheets/the-facts-about-binge-drinking-web-fact-sheet, Accessed 12th of February 2012 Marketing partners, 2011, Good causes hurt by bad ads, http://conversations.marketing-partners.com/tag/binge-drinking/, Accessed 17th of February 2012 O'Leary, K, 2011, Push for warning labels on alcohol, http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/newshome/11493040/push-for-warning-labels-on-alcohol/, Accessed 13th of February 2012 Reach Out Australia, 2011, Binge Drinking, http://au.reachout.com/find/articles/binge-drinking, Accessed 13th of February 2012 Rognlin B, 2010, Don’t Binge Drink through the holidays, says New York City, http://blisstree.com/tag/holidays/, Accessed 17th of February 2012 Royal College of Psychiatrists , 2012, Alcohol and Depression, http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfoforall/problems/alcoholanddrugs/alcoholdepression.aspx, Accessed 16th of February 2012

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