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Australia
Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Foundation
AERF – Young people & binge drinking survey
Media release concerning new research commissioned by the Alcohol Education Rehabilitation Foundation which reveals that at least one third of 18-24 year old male and female Australians consider themselves to be binge drinkers.
Druginfo Clearinghouse
Factsheet: The Facts About Binge Drinking - For Young People
Reachout!
Factsheet: Binge drinking
The Salvation Army
The Facts: Binge Drinking & Alcohol Abuse
A booklet to educate people about the dangers of alcohol. 2006
Dangers of Drugs
A booklet about the dangers of alcohol abuse and using illicit drugs such as ecstasy. the booklet targets teenagers and parents and is designed to generate awareness regarding the dangers of illicit drugs and alcohol. 2004
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Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand (ALAC)
Standard Drink Calibration: An In-Depth Investigation of Volumes of Alcohol Consumed by Youth Uncontrolled Binge Drinkers and Adult Constrained & Uninhibited Binge Drinkers
The primary objective of this research was to test the hypothesis that reported consumption in terms of "drinks" understates consumption if expressed in terms of standard drinks, and to provide in-depth information about exactly how much alcohol people are consuming. April 2004 (316K)
Alcohol Concern
Binge Drinking: Factsheet
A description of binge drinking that considers associated heath and social effects and examines what can be done to combat binge drinking.
Alcohol Policies Project
Factsheet: Binge Drinking on College Campuses
British Home Office
Drunk and disorderly - a qualitative study of binge drinking among 18- to 24-year-olds
This report presents the findings from a qualitative study exploring the social context of binge drinking among young adults aged from 18 to 24 years. The study examines young people’s experiences of crime, disorder and risk-taking in the night-time economy, and explores ways in which drinking patterns, attitudes to drinking alcohol and the effects of binge drinking were related to these experiences. The research provides an evidence base for the development of policies to reduce alcohol-related crime, disorder and violence, and public drunkenness. February 2003 (pdf file)
Harpers: The Wine and Spirit Weekly
Alcohol Strategy: Beating the Binge Culture
An article on the potential health problems caused by binge drinking. (April 2004)
Institute of Alcohol Studies
Nature, prevalence and causes of binge drinking.
Medical and social consequences of binge drinking. (pdf file)
Occasional paper - Crime and Disorder, Binge Drinking and the Licensing Act 2003
This paper provides a critique of the assumptions underlying the Licensing Act 2003 and the allegedly beneficial effects of the Act in regard to reducing the problems of binge drinking. (pdf file)
International Center for Alcohol Policies (ICAP)
Binge Drinking
The importance of a binge as a negative drinking pattern is generally acknowledged. Where there is controversy, however, is what exactly constitutes a “binge”, and whether the term is a useful one. Includes key facts and issues, plus best practice and examples, further reading and resources, targeted interventions
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Underage ‘risky’ drinking: Motivations and outcomes
An exploration of why some young people take part in ‘risky’ drinking and the effect on their health and wellbeing. 2005
Journal of Adolescent Health
Taking Up Binge Drinking in College - The Influences of Person, Social Group, and Environment
An article about binge drinking that is based on student responses taken from the Harvard School of Public Health, College Alcohol Study. The article indicates that the reduction of alcohol and substance use amongst college students can be achieved by limiting access/availability, controlling prices and increasing the number of substance free environments and associations. 2003 (pdf file)
New Zealand Drug Foundation
Ads blamed for binge drinking. 2002
US Department of Health
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