Australian Men and Binge Drinking

Men and Substance Use: The Facts Statistics show that Australian men outnumber women in rates of substance use and associated harms Gender Differences 30% 19% 2x Men are about 2 times more likely to drink daily than women Men have a 30% higher risk of alcohol-related injury than women, regardless of drinking levels Young men are more likely than young women to engage in high risk drinking, with 19% of 18-24 year olds doing this at least once a week in the past year The Harm of Alcohol 56% 74% of the 3,494 alcohol-related of the 1,031,660 alcohol-related hospital bed-days in 2004-05 were occupied by males deaths in 2004-05 were male And for all age groups bar the youngest (1.8% males versus 3.2% for females), males are more likely to smoke daily than females МИ 25 males females 10 1 in 6 Australians are daily smokers 12-17 18-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70+ Age Over their lifetime, men are more likely to engage in illicit drug use more than women (43.2% of men versus 36.5% of women) 24.3% 30.5% For recent use (in the past 12 months), the same is true (17% of men versus 12.3% of women) Illicit drug use is highest among people aged 20-29 years for both males (30.5% ) and females (24.3%) 12.3% BIRTH 17% BIRTH Men are more likely to undergo alcohol and drug treatment than women: Although there is just a 7% difference between male and female illicit drug use, 47,733 women entered drug and alcohol treatment in 2008-09 males represent 67% of drug and alcohol treatment episodes. 67% 95,852 men entered drug and alcohol treatment in 2008-09 Where to Go for More Information Druglnfo: comprehensive information on drugs and where to go for help http://druginfo.adf.org.au sources: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2011 2010 National Drug Strategy Household Survey report <http://www.aihw.gov.au/publication-detail/?id=32212254712>. Canberra: AIHW Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2010 Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2008-09. <http://australiandrugfoundation.createsend1.com/t/r//jkdhuut/puujijilo/g/> AIHW: Canberra Treatment Illicit Drug Use Tobacco DEATH 43.2% Percentage of daily smokers 36.5% +O DEATH