Alcohol, the legal drug of choice
“Having a drink” is the great Australian tradition, the legacy of the “Rum Corps” of colonial Australia.
The harm alcohol consumption has done to our Indigenous and other Australian citizens in the years following colonisation is inestimable and irreparable.
It is, apparently, un-Australian not to drink alcohol. People who don’t drink are often labelled “wowsers” or “designated drivers”. Peer pressure has led to teens and young adults drinking until they pass out.
Alcohol advertising, especially associated with sports, must acknowledge the impact on social issues of alcohol.
Ten per cent of the Australian population are alcoholics. “AA” programs are in high demand, after the horse has bolted.