More evidence of a reduction in teenage drinking in Australia has emerged but it seems older people are drinking more.

A Deakin University study found that the proportion of adolescents reporting past month alcohol use fell from 45% in 1999 to 25% in 2015.

Despite a decline in underage alcohol use, there is no evidence of a decline for older Australians. Research shows drinking rates are stable or slightly increasing for people over 30.

Also for the first time in 2016, women in their fifties were more likely to drink at long term risky levels than younger women.  See more at https://theconversation.com/young-australians-are-drinking-less-but-older-people-are-still-hitting-the-bottle-hard-90024