A Snapshot into young Australian's risky drinking behaviours

The Young Australians' Alcohol Reporting System (YAARS) is a National research project that provides insights into the risky drinking patterns of young people. The 2016-2017 surveys were conducted with 3,500 14 to 19 year olds in every jurisdiction of Australia. Young people who were identified as drinking at risky levels were surveyed by taking a 'snapshot' of their most recent experience of risky drinking.

Results showed that half of the young people surveyed were consuming 11 or more standard drinks per session at least once a month and over three quarters said they had been injured as a result of their drinking in the past 12 months. The report demonstrates the significant levels of harm and vulnerability for this particular group of young people and the need for carefully targeted interventions.

The report also asked young people about the most common harm reduction strategies they used to help moderate their alcohol use or mitigate related harms.

You can cehck out the National Young Australians' Alcohol Reporting System report here.

You can download the results for Queensland are here.