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The introduction of alcohol harm limitation policies in Central Australia from 2018 have had a marked effect on critical health figures, with a 38% relative reduction in Hospital Intensive Care Unit admissions associated with alcohol misuse, as well as a marked reduction in trauma admissions.
The figures, compiled by a Flinders Northern Territory team led by Dr Paul Secombe from the Intensive Care Unit at Alice Springs Hospital, reflect ongoing concerns about the number of ICU admissions associated with alcohol misuse.
Alcohol misuse is a disproportionately large contributor to morbidity and mortality in the Northern Territory, and the new study examines the effect of a raft of alcohol legislation reforms that came into effect in the NT in 2018, as part of the NT Government’s Alcohol Harm Minimisation Action Plan.
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Police update: Concern for welfare – Kings Canyon 27 January
A 47-year-old man who walked into the bush after a single vehicle rollover south of Kings Canyon yesterday, has been located by police today.
Police conducted a land search across an area 1km south of Kings Canyon to look for the man who was said to have left the scene of the crash on foot, around 9am.
Two women who were in the vehicle at the time of the incident, received minor injuries and were transported to the Alice Springs Hospital as a precaution.
Police held serious concerns for the man’s welfare as temperatures in the southern desert area topped 38 degrees, and the man’s injuries were unknown.
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Police update: Concern for welfare – Kings Creek Station
A 47-year-old man who walked into the bush after a single vehicle rollover south of Kings Creek Station yesterday, has been located by police today.
Police conducted a land search across an area 1km south of Kings Creek Station, near Kings Canyon to look for the man who was said to have left the scene of the crash on foot, around 9am.
Two women who were in the vehicle at the time of the incident, received minor injuries and were transported to the Alice Springs Hospital as a precaution.
Police held serious concerns for the man’s welfare as temperatures in the southern desert area topped 38 degrees, and the man’s injuries were unknown.
Alcohol-related admissions at Alice Springs Hospital dropped sharply after introduction of alcohol policies, study finds
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The study found alcohol misuse admissions fell 7 per cent from 2017 to 2019.
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Alcohol-related admissions at Alice Springs Hospital s intensive care unit fell almost 40 per cent after a series of alcohol reforms were introduced in 2018, a new study reveals.
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The study shows a nearly 40 per cent reduction in alcohol misuse after alcohol reforms were introduced
The 2018 reforms includes the introduction of a minimum price per units of alcohol and the introduction of Police Auxiliary Inspectors stationed at bottle shops