Binge Drinking
Jamie Leo | Binge Drinking | Reasons for binge drinking and the consequences |
Contents Problem Statement 2 What is binge drinking? 3 Rationale 6 Literature review 9 Scope 13 Sub Problems 14 Research Strategy 16 Appendices 18 References 20
Problem Statement
The question of whether binge drinking is second nature in Australian culture is not a hard one to answer. No longer does a trip to the local pub or club just end with a couple of beers, some food and home in bed by midnight. The standard in the Australian community over the past few years has been to binge drink, drink until you can’t stand, pass out, wake up, and then do it all over again the next weekend. Binge drinking has been on the rise over several years, and this alarmingly fast rise is causing concern throughout the Australian community. This article will outline what binge drinking is and the impact it is having on the individual and the community, the government’s response and the actions they are taking to limit binge drinking throughout Australia and the impact binge drinking is having on the hospitality and events industry and the steps they are taking to increase awareness and reduce the impact of binge drinking at events. The writer will use key secondary sources as a framework to base the article around; the articles will assist the writer in proving that Australia does have a problem with binge drinking and that binge drinking is becoming second nature in Australia today.
What is binge drinking?
Before constructing this report on whether binge drinking is second nature in Australia today, one must first gain an understanding of what binge drinking really is. Although binge drinking is now commonplace the term is not a new one. Binge drinking was the name given to those who would undertake heavy drinking over a prolonged period, often several days. More recently it has been used to describe consuming large volumes of alcohol over a short period of
Contents Problem Statement 2 What is binge drinking? 3 Rationale 6 Literature review 9 Scope 13 Sub Problems 14 Research Strategy 16 Appendices 18 References 20
Problem Statement
The question of whether binge drinking is second nature in Australian culture is not a hard one to answer. No longer does a trip to the local pub or club just end with a couple of beers, some food and home in bed by midnight. The standard in the Australian community over the past few years has been to binge drink, drink until you can’t stand, pass out, wake up, and then do it all over again the next weekend. Binge drinking has been on the rise over several years, and this alarmingly fast rise is causing concern throughout the Australian community. This article will outline what binge drinking is and the impact it is having on the individual and the community, the government’s response and the actions they are taking to limit binge drinking throughout Australia and the impact binge drinking is having on the hospitality and events industry and the steps they are taking to increase awareness and reduce the impact of binge drinking at events. The writer will use key secondary sources as a framework to base the article around; the articles will assist the writer in proving that Australia does have a problem with binge drinking and that binge drinking is becoming second nature in Australia today.
What is binge drinking?
Before constructing this report on whether binge drinking is second nature in Australia today, one must first gain an understanding of what binge drinking really is. Although binge drinking is now commonplace the term is not a new one. Binge drinking was the name given to those who would undertake heavy drinking over a prolonged period, often several days. More recently it has been used to describe consuming large volumes of alcohol over a short period of
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