Almost 40 per cent of Victorians are consuming booze for the sole purpose of getting plastered. Picture: Thinkstock Source: Supplied
A GROWING number of Victorians are drinking to get drunk, the annual alcohol poll reveals.
Almost 40 per cent of Victorian drinkers are consuming booze for the sole purpose of getting plastered to the point of slurring their speech and losing balance - up from 36 per cent in 2011.
The Foundation for Alcohol and Research Education's (FARE) survey of 1500 Australians found two thirds believe it is OK for someone to get drunk.
The number of people knocking back six or more drinks has also risen, climbing from 12 per cent to 17 per cent in the past three years.
It also found:
ALMOST a quarter of Australian drinkers report not been able to stop drinking once they start.
DRINKER'S remorse affects 3.5 million of us.
ALMOST one in five are rarely or never comfortable in a pub, club or bar without drinking.
Slightly fewer people are drinking until they forget, but more than 25 per cent still do.
Gen Y drinkers are the most likely to report feeling guilty after drinking, not being able to stop once they start and erasing their memories.
One third of people regret some form of communication by phone or internet while they were drunk. Predictably Gen Y drinkers were the most likely to dial, text or type while drunk.
More than three quarters of parents or guardians think it is acceptable to drink around their children. One third believe consuming 3-5 drinks is warranted.
When it comes to our poison of choice, wine, beer and spirits remain favourites, based predominantly on taste, price and brand loyalty.
Home is preferred place of consumption and 50 per cent of people drink before going out.
Almost half of those aged 18 to 24 are downing alcohol and energy drinks.
Drinkers are spending about $30 a week on alcohol.
The study revealed Labor, Liberal and Greens voters were united in the need to tackle excessive drinking.
The majority want to curb our collective hangover using health labels, an alcohol advertising TV ban after 8.30pm and closing bars and pubs at 1am or earlier.
FARE chief executive Michael Thorn said the survey showed the failure of the government to reduce the problem.
He called for mandatory warnings to pregnant women, a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder action plan and the phasing out of alcohol sponsorship of sporting and cultural events.
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