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  • Drink Driving Leads to Crash in Milton

    According to Roads Transport and Maritime Services NSW, drink driving is a factor in about one in every five crashes in NSW where someone loses their life. Of the drink drivers who are killed, 97 per cent are men and 64 per cent are under the age of 40.

    The consequences of driving while under the influence of alcohol have once again been demonstrated by an incident that took place in Milton last month. A man driving while intoxicated has been charged after causing a crash on the Princes Highway.

    The middle aged man was charged after being found with an alcohol reading of point 060. This type of behaviour is however not uncommon, another driver in Ulladulla has been found driving almost 2 times over the legal limit.

    Powerfm.com.au reports:

    A man has been charged with drink driving after a crash in Milton last month.

    The crash happened about 8PM on Sunday April 21 at the intersection of the Princes Highway and Matron Porter Drive.

    A 49 year old Morton man who was driving a Flacon Ute has been charged with drink driving after returning a blood alcohol reading of point 060.

    He has been ordered to appear in Milton Court next month.

    Meantime a 58 year old Ulladulla man has been charged with drink driving after returning a reading more than twice the limit.

    He was stopped in Petty’s Ave Ulladulla.

    Source: http://www.powerfm.com.au/nowra/index.php/news/36921-drink-drive-charge-after-crash

    One of the most important issues to remember is that you don’t have to be drunk to be affected by alcohol. You might feel normal but no one drives as well as they should after drinking alcohol. Also Roads Transport and Maritime Services NSW reminds road users that novice drivers in particular should not drink before driving, even though the legal limit is 0.05, learner drivers should refrain from alcohol altogether because they are at a much higher risk of crashing than more experienced drivers. It is for this reason that learner and provisional licence holders are restricted to a zero alcohol limit.

    Another misconception is that by drinking coffee, eating a meal or apples you can bring down your alcohol level. Sobering up takes time and no amount of coffee, food, physical activity or sleep will speed up the process. Police will take any excuses if your blood alcohol level is over the limit.

    In NSW, police have the power to stop drivers at random to test for alcohol and subsequently arrest drivers who have an illegal blood alcohol level. They may also arrest drivers they believe are impaired by drugs including alcohol and conduct a blood and urine test. Police may require a driver to undergo a sobriety test in certain circumstances. Do not think that you can get away with drink driving, last year NSW police conducted millions of breath tests (around 4.5 million).

    The Random Breath Test has been highly successful in deterring drink driving and stopping accidents since its inception in 1982. According to statistics provided by The Roads Transport and Maritime Services fatal crashes involving alcohol have dropped from around 40 per cent of all fatalities to the current level of 19 per cent since breath testing has been introduced.

     

  • Responsible Service of Alcohol Update: Serving Alcohol to Underage Minors

    An incident which occurred in Wollongong, Fairy Meadow recently should serve as an example for staff of licenced venues about the consequences of serving alcohol to minors.

    Under Responsible Service of Alcohol law serving alcohol to minors carries major fines for workers, management and owners of establishments, but the real cost of serving teenagers are the social consequences, such as teenage drink driving, teenage pregnancy and teenage violence.

    There are also serious consequences for RSA staff if they are caught. Two liquor store employees have narrowly escaped criminal convictions after their actions allowed alcohol to get into the hands of a minor in Fairy Meadow.

    An article on www.illawarramercury.com.au detailed what happened:

    Wollongong Local Court magistrate Alison Viney yesterday released Fairy Meadow BWS employee Nicholas Jason Field, 25, and store licensee David Claydon, 46, on separate good behaviour bonds after the pair admitted their momentary lapses of judgment allowed the incident to occur on September 8 last year.

    The court heard Claydon was outside having a cigarette and Field in the store speaking on the phone when the under-age person approached the counter with two bottles of Sol beer.

    Defying company policy, which directs employees not to take phone calls when serving customers, Field continued with the call while the young person dropped the cash on the counter and walked out of the shop.

    The incident was observed by an off-duty police officer who knew the young person was under age.

    Field was charged with supplying liquor to a minor on a licensed premises and Claydon charged with allowing liquor to be sold to a minor as a licensee.

    Advocating on behalf of the men yesterday, barrister Jane Healey said they both deeply regretted the incident.

    Read more: http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/1436726/no-conviction-for-selling-alcohol-to-minor/

    This incident highlights the need to check identification before serving alcohol in order to avoid selling to minors. But as this incident proves failing to do so can have severe consequences not only for the youth who are served by also for the employees that serve them, including facing criminal charges in some cases.

    It also highlights the importance of Responsible Service of Alcohol training. Every worker in a licenced venue must undergo this training in order to learn about what the law says about serving alcohol responsibility and how to enforce RSA regulations.

    It should be noted that all it takes is one lapse in judgement for an incident such as the one above to occur. RSA staff most often do not purposely serve alcohol to minors but in certain situations servers may make a mistake, one which could land them and their employer in hot water. For example during peak times when the bar is busy, servers may fail to ask for an ID hoping for the best and having lots of impatient customers to serve, it is in these circumstances that these lapses in judgement may occur.

    An even more problematic issue that affects teens who drink are teens that develop a habit of alcoholism. Alcoholism is a substance abuse disorder in which the sufferer has problems managing how much alcohol they drink, and their lives as a result.

     

  • Healthy Lifestyle Ads Blocked

    The issue of alcohol advertisements and promotions which certain members of the public say “entice” young children into drinking have once again come under the spotlight as a father has been blocked by the AFL and Cricket Australia from taking out advertisements promoting healthy living because sporting bodies feel it would conflict with their sponsorships from alcohol companies.

    The incident has public health experts up in arms and they have accused sporting codes of “bowing down to corporate bullies”.

    Read about the controversy below, taken from TheHerald.com.au:

    Tasmanian Aaron Schultz tried to buy advertising space at Hobart’s Bellerive Oval to promote his ”Game Changer” campaign against the marketing of junk food and alcohol towards children through sport.

    He hoped to run four 30-second advertisements on the big screens during the North Melbourne versus Sydney game on April 13 at a total cost of $1500, but was told via email by North Melbourne that the AFL ”could not accommodate” the ad.

    It carried the slogan ”tackling unhealthy advertising in sport” and the gamechanger.org.au website.

    Mr Schultz also approached Cricket Tasmania, which have permanent signage rights at the ground, willing to pay up to $15,000 for a space.

    But an email response from Cricket Australia sent on March 26 said; ”Unfortunately your campaign contradicts with some of our contracted partners.”

    Public health expert Mike Daube, director of the McCusker Centre for Action on Alcohol and Youth, said he was amazed sporting bodies would censor public health messages.

    ”It is appalling that alcohol and junk food companies can prevent the communication of healthy messages,,” he said.

    Source: http://www.theherald.com.au/story/1478342/sports-reject-healthy-living-ad-series/?cs=2373

    Schultz launched the “Game Changer” campaign in January this year after he became concerned that advertisements during sporting events was having an impact on his children who displayed an interest in cricket and began to watch it a lot on television and live in Hobart. He then realised that high levels of alcohol and other junk foods products being promoted were sending the wrong message to children and in fact all Australians.

    The article on TheHerald.com.au also went on to discuss the recent analysis of 3 AFL final series games where alcohol promotions were shown an average of 244 times which worked out to more than 20 minutes a match.

    A spokesman for the AFL said that the code had no contracts with any of its partners or sponsors that banned advertisements such as Game Changer but the advertisement did oppose the beliefs of the AFL because according to the AFL people should make their own decisions about what they drink and eat and also do so on behalf of their families. He also said that the AFL supported messages around responsible use of alcohol but not imposing restrictions.

    The spokesman went on to say:

    A Cricket Australia spokesman said the responsible drinking category was already filled.

    ”Cricket Australia and Carlton & United Brewery’s ‘Know When to Declare’ responsible use of alcohol advertising is the only advertising of this type we carry,” he said.

    Source: http://www.theherald.com.au/story/1478342/sports-reject-healthy-living-ad-series/?cs=2373

     

  • Students To Learn About Foetal Alcohol Disorder according to NT program

    A wealth of research shows that women are increasingly indulging in drugs and binge drinking and are subsequently catching up with their male counterparts in terms of consumption.Some of these women are expectant mothers who are thereby endangering their unborn babies.Sadly many of these women are young mothers whose drinking habits are placing their unborn children at risk.

    According to an Aussie study conducted earlier this year women that have been hospitalised with mental or behavioural disorders related to drug or alcohol consumption are up to 4 times more likely to have a baby with a low-birth weight.

    Now the NT are planning on educating young women on the damage drinking while pregnant can do to unborn children.

    The program was announced by Northern Territory Minister for Education, Peter Chandler during a visit to Centralian Senior College in Alice Springs.

    The program in addition to addressing prevention of further cases will also aim to support children already affected in their social and learning development which they often battle with because of the disorder.

    Below are the details of the program as reported on Healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au:

    Northern Territory Minister for Education, Peter Chandler, has announced the development of programs that will educate students about the problems of Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), and support affected children.

    ‘While there are already significant resources in schools to assist with education about alcohol these programs will focus on the disorder. New educational programs will address the consumption of alcohol in pregnancy as a way to prevent further cases. The Department of Education and Children’s Services will work with non-government organisations to deliver programs to middle and senior school students on the consequences of drinking alcohol during pregnancy.’

    ‘An educational psychologist will be employed to work with schools on programs to support children affected by the disorder,’ Mr Chandler said during a visit to Centralian Senior College in Alice Springs.

    Member for Stuart, Bess Price, who also visited Centralian Senior College, said FASD, which has lifelong complications for children, is preventable by avoiding the consumption of alcohol during pregnancy.

    ‘School programs are unable to reverse these problems but can do a lot to support children in their social and learning development.’

    Read more at: http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/about/news/1265

    Don’t know how much alcohol you can safely consume while pregnant? Well doctors suggest abstaining completely while pregnant.Experts say that because science has not provided information on what is the amount of alcohol that causes damage to the foetus, its best that expectant mothers abstain completely. Even once the baby is born, the mother should not be drinking alcohol if breastfeeding because the harm this can do has not yet been discovered fully.

    Evidence has shown that mothers who fail to abstain during pregnancy are placing their children at risk of developing learning disabilities, poor attention spans, judgement and social skills impairments, behavioural and mental health problems such as heart defects and may increase the risk of miscarrying.

     

  • Report claim Advertisers Exploit Broadcasting Loophole

    According to a report on ABC.net.au, health groups say a new report analysing alcohol advertising during the finals series of the AFL and NRL revealed thatthere are an alarming number of instances where advertisers exploit a loophole in broadcast regulations.

    Not long ago a Sydney hospital expressed its concern over the number of patients with alcohol related issues taking up hospital beds and medical attention which they believed called for radical steps including addressing loopholes in broadcasting regulations which allowed alcohol advertisements during the biggest matches.

    Even Police Commissioner Karl O’Collaghan has expressed his concerns about the increase in alcohol marketing specifically targeting young people and children.

    The analysis done has proven that the public are inundated with alcohol advertising, especially during sporting events. The main concern is the exposure that young children and teenagers are getting to alcohol messages which according to experts in the report, contribute to adopting drinking earlier in life and can contribute to problem drinking.

    Although there is a lot of support for closing this loophole to ban alcohol advertising especially during sporting events, some argue that alcohol advertising is not causing alcohol related problems, people are. This is evident by the fact that the overall amount of alcohol consumed in Oz has decreased.

    Watch this video from ABC which explains allegations that advertisers are taking advantage of a loophole in regulations:

    http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-04-27/alcohol-advertisements-exploit-boradcast-loophole/4655064

     

  • RSA Update: Reducing Drink Driving

    It seems like almost every day someone somewhere in Oz is caught for drink driving despite efforts to educate the public about the dangers of getting behind the wheel after consuming alcohol.

    The most recent incident reported by www.News.com.au was of a man who was detected driving with a blood alcohol level, 4 times over the legal limit.

    Drink driving is dangerous for so many reasons, one of them being because it makes obeying the rules of the road and rational thinking difficult. The man involved was not only over the limit but was also speeding.

    Before drink driving, drivers should consider the consequences and penalties that drink driving can cause. For example your licence can be suspended which in itself is more than just inconvenient, especially for those whose livelihood is somehow dependent upon being able to drive.

    Drivers be aware of the consequences of drink driving which can be much greater than the consequences of abstaining from drinking if you have to drive or calling a taxi. In addition to having his vehicle impounded for 28 days the man also had his licence confiscated for 12 months. However this is still luckier than he could have been, he could have been killed or caused the death of other innocent road users had a crash occurred.

    Below is the post from News.com.au detailing the incident:

    A MAN’S car has been impounded after he was allegedly caught driving with a blood alcohol reading more than four times the legal limit yesterday on The Parade at Magill.

    About 4.25pm, police conducting laser duties on The Parade allegedly detected a silver Nissan four-wheel-drive vehicle traveling at 62 km/h in a 50 km/h zone.

    After submitting to a breath test, the driver recorded a reading of 0.207.

    He was issued a 12-month instant loss of licence notice and had his car impounded for 28 days.

    The 67-year-old man from Magill was reported for exceeding the prescribed concentration of alcohol, and exceeding the speed limit.

    He will appear in court at a later date.

    Source: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/driver-blew-four-times-alcohol-limit/story-e6frfkp9-1226624145261

    Alcohol Servers: What you can Do to Reduce Drink Driving

    Alcohol servers should learn what a standard drink constitutes and know more or less the alcoholic content of drinks you serve so that you are able to advise patrons accordingly and assist them in remaining sober. Learn what a standard drink is and stick to the government’s recommended daily standard drink. This will allow you to remain within the limits of the law when serving patrons or drinking yourself. Advise your customers not to drink and drive and encourage them to call a taxi or friend for a lift home. Have a phone that patrons can use if they need to call for transport home.

     

  • Responsible Service of Alcohol Update: Man Arrested for Sly Grogging

    An elder statesman in The Odin’s Warriors outlaw motorcycle club has been arrested for sly-grogging. The motorcycle club then handed over the remainder of their stash of booze from their Moorooka clubhouse to the government.

    The man, Sergeant-at-arms Brian Whowell, 64, received a fine of $3000 for selling alcohol without a licence. He pleaded guilty in the Holland Park Magistrates Court.

    A reporter from www.News.com.au had this to say about the incident:

    The partially-deaf grandfather-of-three, who was without his hearing aid in court because it was sent away for repair after he stepped on it, took the rap for the sale of beer and spirits at a party at the bikies’ clubhouse on March 15.

    Police raided the Unwin St clubhouse where they found a throng of people drinking, a band playing, and drinks on display with a price list.

    Whowell was cooperative with police and told them he had the authority to take responsibility for the act, his lawyer Louisa Pink said.

    Magistrate Col Strohfeld ordered the alcohol be forfeited to the Crown, and referred Whowell’s fine to the State Penalties Enforcement, “or you can pass the hat around at the next meeting”.

    “I think we’ll have to,” Whowell replied.

    Read more: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/odins-warriors-motorcycle-club-member-fined-for-selling-alcohol-without-licence/story-e6frfkp9-1226624412994#ixzz2RAdVspKP

    One of the reasons why sly-grogging is such a serious offence is because of it’s potential to cause damage to the community. The sale and supply of alcohol needs to be strictly regulated and monitored to ensure that it is not being sold in excess. That is one of the responsibilities of a licenced venue, to ensure that alcohol is being sold in a responsible manner that is not damaging to society.

    People who sell alcohol illegally are not adhering to the law and certainly are not observing Responsible Service of Alcohol laws. For example one of the rules of responsible service of alcohol is not providing alcohol to any unduly intoxicated patrons – it is highly unlikely that sly-groggers observe these regulations and therefore are causing harm to the individual being excessively served as well as the community.

    Servers of alcohol (including waitrons, barmen and security staff of licenced venues) must undergo Responsible Service of alcohol training in order to learn who to serve alcohol and to whom alcohol service should be denied. Training also includes how to enforce RSA laws.

    In addition to the harm that serving unduly intoxicated patrons can cause, servers are also making themselves liable to fines if caught by authorities.

    Remember servers and managers, as well as owners will be held responsible by authorities for everything that occurs within the walls of their venue. Intoxicated customers are more at risk than sober individuals when returning home as they are more vulnerable to car crashes and attacks. So you have a responsibility to yourself and to your patrons to ensure you act responsibly in your service of alcohol.

     

     

  • Maitland Could See New Years in Sober

    For many people the idea of a New Years without alcohol may seem incomprehensible but this may be what Maitland residents are in for from 9:30pm. A new push may see New Year’s Eve revellers cut off much earlier than usual to avoid alcohol fuelled incidents.

    Maitland’s famous riverfront celebration could call last round at 9:30 pm instead of midnight under a staff plan to curb the anti-social behaviour that seems to peak around midnight. The celebration draws around 10,000 revellers each year and is one of Hunter’s last all ages events which allows alcohol.

    According to Maitland City Council events manager, Adam Franks, stopping the alcohol at 9:30 would help avoid many of the alcohol fuelled incidents that seem to be so prevalent after the fireworks, especially those involving adolescents.

    During the last celebration Mr Franks advised that police and security dealt with nine different incidents between 9.30pm and midnight. These incidents resulted in a number of charges and fines.Franks also explained a ‘‘distinct change in the atmosphere’’ after the earlier fireworks as key to making the change.

    The matter will go before councillors before a decision is made.  Read what this post on www.theherald.com.au reported about the issue:

    ‘‘From this time staff, security and police spent a large portion of their time identifying and responding to incidents, primarily involving adolescents,’’ Mr Franks wrote in his report.

    ‘‘The purpose of lifting the alcohol-free zone was to allow families to come along, enjoy a picnic and for parents to be able to have a glass of beer or wine to welcome in the new year.’’

    Mr Franks advised councillors that police and security dealt with nine incidents between 9.30pm and midnight ‘‘which resulted in a number of charges and fines’’.

    Police have indicated they support the changes, Mr Franks wrote.

    Mayor Peter Blackmore said the council had given revellers the benefit of the doubt against previous requests from police to limit the alcohol window.

    But he said a small number of revellers had put pressure on organisers to make changes.

    ‘‘It’s extremely disappointing that it’s come to this [but] we tried to rely on the patrons that were attending to do the right thing,’’ Cr Blackmore said. ‘‘You have to be responsible and we have to show responsibility as a council.’’

    Cr Philip Penfold said he believed the limits were a step towards a ‘‘nanny state’’ and would penalise the majority unfairly.

    ‘‘From what I have seen we are the only council-run event that has not bowed down to calls for excessive restrictions and I’d be sad to see us go that way,’’ Cr Penfold said.

    Source: http://www.theherald.com.au/story/1447239/poll-maitland-considers-nye-alcohol-ban/?cs=12

    Workers at festivals and events of this nature need to be aware of how they serve alcohol to patrons. Because these volunteers are most often not in possession of their Responsible Service of Alcohol certificates the likelihood of them breaking RSA laws is substantial.

    While volunteers at festivals are not required to undergo formal Responsible Service of Alcohol training (like staff of licenced venues have to), they still have a responsibility to serve alcohol moderately and avoid serving anyone who is unduly intoxicated.

     

  • Responsible Service of Alcohol Update: Doctors Warn Public about Impact of Excessive Drinking

    RSA staff, even more motivation for you to enforce responsible service of alcohol laws has come to light, with doctors and surgeons across Oz urging the nation to change its culture of drinking to reduce alcohol related harm from accidents and brawls.

    Doctors say the number of people being brought into surgery as a result of drunken violence is unacceptable. Injuries such as shattered jaws and severed tendons are now common in hospitals with doctors now describing much of their work as focusing on ”preventable tragedies” rather than paying attention to the people with natural diseases.

    People suffering from injuries, both self-inflicted and at the hands of some other drunken person are taking up space in hospitals and doctors time, time that could be spent on people with life threatening illnesses.

    I came across an interesting article on SMH.com.au which detailed the doctors’ frustration and the reason for their calls for more responsible drinking:

    Whether those people being wheeled into operating theatres are victims of their own drinking or other people’s, the vice-president of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Michael Grigg, says surgeons were referring to the situation as an epidemic.

    ”Surgeons are now spending an inordinate amount of time on alcohol-related injuries,” Professor Grigg, a vascular surgeon and professor of surgery at Melbourne’s Monash University, said.

    ”As a result of that we have commissioned our own internal report on this issue to guide our advocacy efforts. We expect to come up against the carefully marshalled forces of the alcohol industry. But we owe it to the community to highlight the extent of the damage being wrought by the abuse of alcohol.”

    While surgeons had previously worked with government to introduce legislation around blood-alcohol levels and drink-driving, a vascular and trauma surgeon at Sydney’s Liverpool Hospital, John Crozier, said clinicians were now tackling more alcohol-related injury and violence.

    More than 350 people died in Australia and 14,000 were hospitalised because of someone else’s drinking every year, he said.

    ”The tragedy is so much is preventable,” Dr Crozier said. ”Whether harm is occurring through an impulsive act by an intoxicated young person who ends up injuring themselves or someone else, or someone is harmed through an act of aggression by an intoxicated person, the end result can be horrific injuries and death.”

    Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/national/health/doctors-tired-of-alcohol-damage-20130427-2ilc7.html#ixzz2RwP1T7Vn

    The post went on to explain how every area of surgery is being affected by this epidemic, from plastic surgeons having to repair tendons of youths who get drunk and punch windows or orthopaedic surgeons having to fix the legs of people who get drunk, then have a fall.

    The doctors have called for stricter measures to be employed such as increasing tax on beverages proportionally to their alcoholic content and reducing the availability of alcohol in the community because as they point out prevention is better than cure.

    The post also documents the case of Damien Delgado who lost his leg in the 900 metres between the bar and his home. The man lost control of his ute in the rain and because he had consumed a few drinks before driving his judgement was impaired resulting in a crash which almost claimed his life. Doctors are urging people not to follow in Damien’s footsteps but rather learn from his mistakes and learn to drink moderately and responsibly.

    (Read the full story at: http://www.smh.com.au/national/health/doctors-tired-of-alcohol-damage-20130427-2ilc7.html#ixzz2RwP1T7Vn)

     

  • Can Excessive Drinking be Harmful to would-be Dads?

    A recent study looked into the harm that excessive drinking can do to men and the children they have later on. WA researchers have urged men to limit their alcohol consumption before starting a family because a link has been identified between alcoholic spirits and childhood brain tumours.

    While the negative effects of pregnant women drinking excessively on their children has been well documented, it has only now emerged that men’s drinking habits too could affect children. This is even more motivation for men to drink in moderation.

    The WA study looked into 690 Aussie families with a child suffering from either acute lymphoblastic leukaemia or childhood brain tumours and discovered that men who consumed up to seven drinks a week in the 12 months before conception increased the risk of childhood brain tumours by almost 50 per cent.

    An article on Yahoo News website explains more about the study and its findings:

    The Telethon Institute for Child Health Research study also found men who drank 21 or more beers a week might also be placing their future children at greater risk of leukaemia and brain tumours.

    Study authors Elizabeth Milne and Carol Bower said with recent data showing 8 per cent of men between the ages of 30 and 39 consumed at least four standard drinks a day, “a large number of men may be putting their future offspring at risk”.

    The study concluded that men, as well as women, “should limit their alcohol intake when planning a pregnancy”.

    Professor Bower said while there was a great deal of research on the impact that women drinking while pregnant had on babies very few studies had looked at the effects of paternal alcohol consumption.

    “We don’t know too much about the causes of leukaemia or brain tumours, so there will certainly be a lot more work being done in this area,” she said.

    Source: http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/16931166/alcohol-alert-for-dads-to-be/

    According to Prof. Bower our entire society is drinking too much and there is evidence that suggests this drinking in fathers, especially of spirits in the year prior to conception may have a negative effect on the child.

    Surprisingly the study found no evidence linking maternal alcohol consumption before pregnancy with cancer in children, but of course there may be other serious consequences for mothers who drink during pregnancy.

    The study also showed some evidence linking wine consumption to a reduced risk of both childhood brain tumours and leukaemia, but according to researchers this did not change the fact that drinking while pregnant should be avoided.

    The article went on to explain:

    Mike Daube, director of the McCusker Centre for Action on Alcohol and Youth, said the study was significant and carried important messages.

    “This will certainly need to be further explored, but it shows just how far-reaching the impact of alcohol can be,” he said.

    “While many people – though not enough – are aware that women should avoid alcohol in pregnancy, this tells us that men as well as women should exercise great caution about alcohol use if they are thinking about having a child.” He said the message was especially important because about half of all pregnancies in Australia were unplanned.

    Source: http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/16931166/alcohol-alert-for-dads-to-be/