Around 1 in 10 heavy drinking teens report harming others at their last drinking session

Embargoed until: Publicly released: 2021-06-29 03:00

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Just over 1 in 10 risky drinking teens surveyed say they have caused verbal, physical or property harm during their most recent risky drinking occasion, according to Australian research. The study data suggest that the larger the quantity young heavy drinkers reported drinking, the more likely they were to report harming others. The study also found that young people were more likely to report harming others in social settings if they had been exposed to physical punishment in their childhood.

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conference: Drug and Alcohol Review

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Organisation/s: Monash University, Curtin University, La Trobe University, Flinders University, The University of Queensland, University of New South Wales

Funder: This study was funded by the Australian Department of Health (D16-451850) and the Western Australian Health Promotion Foundation (24106).

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