Young Aussies lead world in substance harms
24th February 2016
Young Australians are falling prey to the adverse effects of binge drinking and illicit drugs more than anywhere else in the world, a Lancet Psychiatry study shows.
The major global review of the nature and patterns of substance abuse shows that it accounts for 22% of the total health harms affecting 20-24 year-olds in the Australasian region.