About alcohol usage
Headaches, Nausea, Tremors, Sweats, Poor appetite
Withdrawal symptoms
Most commonly consumed alcoholic beverage.
What is beer?
1742 people died from this
What is the number of deaths by alcohol induced causes.
What is alcohol tolerance?
1800250 015
National Alcohol and Other Drug hotline
This state has the highest rate of alcohol consumption in Australia
What is Queensland
In Australia, a standard drink contains this many grams of pure alcohol
What is 10 grams?
A person with high alcohol tolerance is more at risk of developing this condition
What is alcohol dependence or addiction
16.2
What is the average age of first drink in Australia
Percentage of Australians aged 14 and above who consumed alcohol in the past year
What is 77%
The NHMRC defines binge drinking as having this many drinks in a 2h period
What is 4?
People who have a high tolerance to alcohol also often have a high tolerance to other drugs. What is the phenomenon where an individual has high tolerance to alcohol but low tolerance to other depressant drugs?
Cross tolerance.
Condition that occurs when alcohol is consumed faster than the body can metabolise it, leading to confusion, vomiting, and possible unconsciousness.
What is alcohol poisoning?
1.4 times more likely
People living in rural and remote areas of Australia are this many times more likely to drink at risky levels compared to those in major cities.
This syndrome, caused by alcohol consumption during pregnancy leads to lifelong developmental issues
What is fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)?
Lack of ALDH2
What is the enzyme that causes asian flush