Call Mental Health Triage on
1800 629 354
(free call except from mobiles or public phones) or
6205 1065
For a poison emergency in Australia call
131126
The Drug and Alcohol Help Line is available 24-hours, 7 days a week on
5124 9977
For after hours urgent public health matters including environmental health, radiation safety, food poisoning and communicable disease management phone:
(02) 5124 9700
Emergency help
during flood or storms
In 2017, around three-quarters (74.3%) of secondary students surveyed described themselves as non-drinkers. The proportion of students identifying as non-drinkers decreased with age for both males (p<0.0001) and females (p<0.0001). The proportion of students describing themselves as 'occasional drinkers' or 'party drinkers' increased with age (p for trend <0.0001) and peaked among 17-year-olds at 27.2% for 'occasional drinkers' and 30.0% for 'party drinkers'.