Target 2: Reduce harmful use of alcohol

Target 2: Reduce harmful use of alcohol
Together, we will work to achieve the following target by 2025:
At least 10% relative reduction in the prevalence of binge drinking and harmful use of alcohol (harmful drinking/alcohol dependence) among adults and in the prevalence of drinking among youth
Alcohol use is a component cause of more than 200 disease and injury conditions, including heart diseases, cancers, liver diseases, a range of mental and behavioural disorders, and other non-communicable diseases. Alcohol use accounts for considerable health-care resource use, personal suffering, morbidity, death and social consequences.

Useful Links
- Department of Health: Change4Health – e-alcohol screening and brief intervention (e-SBI)
- Department of Health: Change4health - Young and Alcohol Free
- Department of Health: Change4health - Alcohol Fails
- Department of Health: Tobacco and Alcohol Control Office – Alcohol ControlThis link will open in a new window
- World Health Organization: Health Topics - AlcoholThis link will open in a new window
Health Education Materials

Alcohol and Health
- Uncovering Hidden Harms of Alcohol
(For Primary Students and Parents)This link will open in a new window - Uncovering Hidden Harms of Alcohol
(For Secondary Students and Parents)This link will open in a new window - Uncovering Hidden Harms of Alcohol
(For Young People)This link will open in a new window - Reduce Harmful Use of Alcohol Toolkit