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Climate Schools - Alcohol & Cannabis Lesson 1
Deaths
(%)
Hospitalisations
(%)
Males
1 Road injury (RI)*
2 Suicide
3 Assault
4 Pedestrian RI
5 Drowning
52
19
17
9
4
Males
Assaults
Falls
Road Injury
Alcohol Abuse
Alcohol Dependence
30
19
17
10
4
Females
1 Road injury (RI)*
2 Suicide
3 Assault
4 Pedestrian RI
5 Drowning
37
22
20
5
3
Females
Assault
Alcohol Abuse
Suicide
Falls
Road Injury
23
19
18
10
8
What sort of acute harms do young people experience from alcohol?
The top 5 causes of alcohol-attributable death and hospitalization (%) for males and females are
shown below in the table (Chikritzhs and Pascal 2004).
Based on aggregate of all episodes from 1993-2002 and 1993/94–2001/02 * Not including pedestrian.
Physical Health
Mental Health
Social Interactions
e.g. nausea, disorientation,
vomiting, slurred speech
e.g. verbal aggression,
poor decision making, poor
concentration, poor short
term memory
e.g. physical fights,
embarrassing situations,
vomiting in public, broken
friendships
Short-term consequences
There are many short-term risks associated with heavy alcohol consumption. These include problems
with:
Physical Health
Mental Health
Family & Social
e.g. increased risk of stroke,
increased blood pressure,
heart and liver disease
e.g. alcohol abuse and
dependence, memory
impairments, anxiety and
depression
e.g. relationship
breakdowns,
poor school or work
performance
Long-term consequences
There are many long-term risks associated with heavy alcohol consumption. These include problems
with: