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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Alanna Tomazin

Study finds half of young men are drinking risky levels of alcohol

Benjamin Cox, 26, speaks on his experiences with alcohol as a young man. Pictures file/inset supplied

A NEW study has found nearly half of young adult men are consuming risky levels of alcohol, above the national alcohol guidelines of no more than 10 standard drinks in one week.

Men aged between 18 and 29 years-old are consistently consuming more than the guideline of four standard drinks on a typical occasion with 11 per cent consuming around nine standard drinks, a report by the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) found.

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