Ashlee Clarke 12 point question

HOW ALCOHOL/DRUGS LEAD TO INJURIES,

ILLNESS AND DEATH

 There are 2.5 million alcohol deaths in the world each

year.
9% of 15-29 year old deaths are alcohol related.
Alcohol abuse is one of the main four death risk
factors.
Harmful alcohol consumption can cause: road
accidents, liver problems, many types of cancer,
strokes, memory lapse, drowning or falling to death
and suicide.

 In 2010, 1 in 5 people aged 14 years or older

consumed alcohol at a level that put them at risk of
harm from alcohol-related disease or injury over their
lifetime.
In 2010 excessive and long-term consumption of
alcohol resulted in 5,554 deaths and 157,132 hospital
admissions.
From 2007 to 2011, approximately 7,012 people in
Western Australia were hospitalised every year due to
alcohol-caused injury.

 Suicide and road injuries are the most common

alcohol-caused deaths in Australia.
Drinking alcohol can: affect our judgement, slow our
reaction times, loose balance and coordination, impair
vision and hearing and loss of concentration.
Alcohol is the single biggest cause of accidents at
home.