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Alcohol Use in New Zealand - Assignment

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Alcohol Use in New Zealand - Assignment

   Added on 2020-05-11

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Running head: ALCOHOLIC ABUSE IN NEW ZEALAND ALCOHOL ADDICTION AMONG TEENAGERS IN NEW ZEALANDName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor note
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1 ALCOHOLIC ABUSE IN NEW ZEALANDAround the world, drinking alcohol and alcoholic beverages is a part of common socialgatherings and parties. However, overdose of these products carries health and social risks aswell. Due to its addictive properties and nature of intoxication, it may lead to severeconsequences such as injuries and accidents. According to the survey conducted by WorldHealth Organization, recorded per capita consumption in New Zealand was found to be 9.12 literof pure alcohol and the age group found to be addicted to alcohol was teenagers (World HealthOrganization, 2017). these stats are matter of concern as New Zealand is suffering from alcoholabuses that these excessive usage of alcohol is resulting in thousands of deaths especiallyteenagers. According to the Ministry of Health of New Zealand statistical data (2015), in 2012-2013, 79 percent of the overall population is alcoholic within which, 15 percent had acquired ahazardous drinking pattern in just one year. Age group 15 to 17 years contains 21 percentalcoholics whereas age group 18 to 24 contains 85 percent alcoholic addicts (Ministry of Health,2017). The prime reasons for the addiction of alcohol amongst younger generation are peerpressure, parental behavior, curiosity, low self-esteemed, boredom and self-medication, rebellionattitude and ignorance to health. Furthermore, these reasons make the person addicted to alcohol(World Health Organization, 2017). The approach of New Zealand government is very clear and it has created an action planas an intervention having a cross –agency response. The National Drug Policy 2015-2020 hasbeen created to crate policies and practices to respond to the drug and alcohol abusive issues.The prime aim of this policy is to minimize the use of alcohol and promote healthy lifestyleamong the population. In order to achieve these goals, the ministry of healthcare New Zealand
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