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Nurses role in preventing alcoholism in adolescents
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NURSES ROLE IN PREVENTING ALCOHOLISM IN ADOLESCENTS1
Executive Summary
Misuse of alcohol is found to be a community issues which could be addressed
successfully through a framework of health promotion in Australia. The main aim of the
article is to analyse the role of nurses in addressing the abuse of alcoholism in adolescents by
using the framework of Heath Promotion through Ottawa Charter. The relevance of the
Ottawa Charter influences the development of healthy policy along with health research apart
from influencing the establishment of practice of health promotion. Though the strategies had
certain limitations but when applied in conjunction with other action plans, increased the
efficacy of the health promotion strategies in addressing the issues of alcoholism in
adolescents. Thus, the nurses should support the community and the parents to address the
alcohol abuse within the adolescents in Australia.

NURSES ROLE IN PREVENTING ALCOHOLISM IN ADOLESCENTS2
Table of Contents
Introduction...........................................................................................................................3
Adolescent’s alcoholism in Australia....................................................................................3
Risk factors influencing alcoholism......................................................................................4
Prevention strategies against alcoholism...............................................................................6
Role of nurses in implementing strategies.............................................................................7
Discussion...........................................................................................................................10
References...........................................................................................................................12

NURSES ROLE IN PREVENTING ALCOHOLISM IN ADOLESCENTS3
Introduction
In Australia, consuming alcohol is thought to be one of the pleasurable parts of their
daily life (MacLean & Moore, 2014). Moreover, in recent years it had been found through
several reports that highlighted the increased proportion of the adolescents consuming record
levels of alcohol in Australia (World Health Organization & World Health Organization.
Management of Substance Abuse Unit, 2014). The short and long term effects of alcoholism
are influenced by physical, social and emotional factors in the young population that turns
into immediate harms such as injuries, accidents, aggression, assault, broken family
relationship, delinquent behaviour, accidents and reduced scholastic behaviour (Kwan et al.,
2014). Thus, in relation to the issue, a community concern was reflected in the media reports
of Australia stating “teenage binge drinking” including its associated harms which generated
a debate in increasing the legal age for consuming alcohol to 21 years from 18 years (Gard,
2012). Thus to combat the situation, nurses are found to play a major role in supporting the
parents in promoting the health along with safe consumption of the alcohol among the
adolescents (World Health Organization, 2014). Thus, in this following study, the alcoholism
in adolescents in Australia will be briefed along with it risk factors influencing the abuse. The
health promotion strategies implemented by the nurses will be critically analysed through
Ottawa Charter framework to address and support the issue of alcoholism among the
adolescents in Australia.
Adolescent’s alcoholism in Australia
At present time, alcoholism is considered as one of the major issues of health in
Australia (McCreanor et al., 2013). Alcohol abuse is ranked second just after tobacco as the
leading cause behind hospitalizations and mortality related to drug intake that contributed to
7% of male deaths and in female 4% (Hockenberry & Wilson, 2014). But the most disturbing