National Alcohol Strategy 2000 2003

This document looks at a range of strategies that focus on alcohol related problems, and ways to present or reduced, the impact on suicidal, family/than, the community and New Zealand society.

"The National Alcohol Strategy" and its companion document "Alcohol in Australia: issues and strategies" were endorsed by the Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy in July 2001. The documents were prepared for the Intergovernmental Committee on Drugs by members of the National Expert Advisory Committee on Alcohol (NEACA) with the assistance from the NEACA project officer and secretariat. The Australian National Council on Drugs and a broads range of key stakeholders contributed to the drafting of the documents."--Title page verso.

Alcohol use by young people is extremely dangerous - both to themselves and society at large. Underage alcohol use is associated with traffic fatalities, violence, unsafe sex, suicide, educational failure, and other problem behaviors that diminish the prospects of future success, as well as health risks â€" and the earlier teens start drinking, the greater the danger. Despite these serious concerns, the media continues to make drinking look attractive to youth, and it remains possible and even easy for teenagers to get access to alcohol. Why is this dangerous behavior so pervasive? What can be done to prevent it? What will work and who is responsible for making sure it happens? Reducing Underage Drinking addresses these questions and proposes a new way to combat underage alcohol use. It explores the ways in which may different individuals and groups contribute to the problem and how they can be enlisted to prevent it. Reducing Underage Drinking will serve as both a game plan and a call to arms for anyone with an investment in youth health and safety.