Title: How alcohol affects Victorians every year
  • 24,714 inpatient hospitalisations

  • Over 8,000 emergency department presentations

  • Over 4,700 ambulance attendances in metropolitan Melbourne

  • 64 per cent of 18-24 year olds and 32 per cent of 14-17 year olds binge drinking

  • 759 alcohol-related deaths, 57 road deaths

  • 13,000 seeking treatment for alcohol problems

  • 487 infringements to licensees breaching liquor laws

  • 2,472 infringements to minors for possession of alcohol

  • Approximately 2,000 assaults involving young people affected by alcohol

  • 16,500 drivers convicted of drink and/or drug offences

  • 10,000-15,000 people apprehended for public drunkenness

  • Over 1,500 assaults in licensed premises

  • 37 per cent of parents with children entering foster care with alcohol abuse problems