Alcohol-Related Injuries and Hospitalisations

It is estimated that there are more than 150,000 alcohol-related hospitalisations every year in Australia. Despite the decline in alcohol consumption, alcohol attributable emergency department presentations, hospitalisations, and ambulance attendances have remained stable or increased. For example, for those aged 15+ years, alcohol-related hospitalisation trends between 2003-2013 increased to 2009 and then stabilised. Further, there appeared to be a slight increase (rather than decreasing with per-capita use) in emergency department presentations.