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Amy Pennay, Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Director, Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University

Why alcohol policies miss those at the highest risk from drinking

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People living in the most advantaged areas of Australia tend to drink more alcohol. But people who live in the least advantaged areas suffer the most alcohol-related harms, such as dying from alcohol-related disease or from alcohol-related injuries.

This puzzling phenomenon is known as the “alcohol harm paradox” And knowing what’s behind it has real-world implications.

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