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Community Alcohol Action Network (CAAN) This is a great website full of resources about the effects of alcohol; especially on young people. Its aim is to equip people at a local level to help them change the drinking culture we have in Australia – to make it a safer environment for people to drink. CAAN [...]
There are growing concerns within the medical profession that young people are mixing high caffeine ‘energy’ drinks with alcohol. The affects are disastrous and has led Steve Hambleton, vice president of the Australian Medical Association (AMA), to speak out. He has called for an open debate involving health experts and spear headed by government to [...]
50% of parents say 15 year olds should be allowed alcohol at home 20% of teenagers drink on a weekly basis 1 Australian teenager a week dies of alcohol abuse* The dilemma of whether or not to let underage teenagers drink at private parties is one that many parents have faced. The majority seem to [...]
The "In The Driver’s Seat II: Beyond the Early Driving Years" is the second report from the collaborative partnership between the Australian Institute of Family Studies, the Transport Accident Commission of Victoria and the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria. 1,000 adolescents participated in this report which looks at the driving behaviours of young people aged [...]
Published in Journal Watch Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 2010. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) is calling for a more-stringent control of alcohol advertising on cable television. Although advertising alcoholic beverages to a television audience with many underage drinkers has been avoided since 2003, it is felt that even tighter guidelines and limits need to be put [...]
The Community Alcohol Action Network (CAAN) website has been set up to encourage changes in the drinking culture of Australians. It has many features including a regular e-newsletter "GrogWatch" that covers the latest research and trends in alcohol consumption and its effects when not consumed in moderation. The website also features informative articles under the heading [...]
Generation Next and Healthed invites you to attend this highly informative and educational event. No other educational event brings together so many leading experts under one roof. This UNIQUE multi-disciplinary seminar features leading experts who will present authoritative and practical information specifically relevant to the mental, emotional, social and physical wellbeing of young people. The [...]
Many teenagers who occasionally smoke cannabis don’t think that they are putting themselves at risk of developing issues of addiction or health problems as they grow older. However Paul Dillon, author of “Teenagers, Alcohol and Drugs” and Generation Next speaker, has commented that “... experimenting with cannabis puts you at risk of coming into contact [...]
The articles and blogs by Generation Next are posted to help protect our youth. Each Generation Next newsletter goes out to over 10,000 subscribers nationally. Subscribe to the Generation Next Newsletter. We hope that you, your organization and Generation Next can work together to highlight the many risk factors emerging in our modern society that threaten the [...]
80% of alcohol related injuries are serious 10% of injuries are carried out intentionally 7% of injuries are caused by another person* *The Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Foundation The Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Foundation (AER). AER is a not-for-profit company established in 2001 with a mandate to change the way we drink. Originally established [...]
