action needed now to prevent alcohol harm behind closed doorsaction doorsaction needed now to prevent alcohol harm behind closed doorswe agoopinionaction needed now to prevent alcohol harm behind closed doorscaterina giorgiceo at the foundation for alcohol research and education october advertisementfor more than 18 months alcohol retailers and companies have has been an increase in alcohol sales into the home has been highly profitable for alcohol companies and retailers we impact of increasing rates of alcohol harm on families and on families and communities drinking alcohol has been promoted as concerned the massive increase in alcohol sales into homes would doors last week the victorian alcohol and drug association the association the peak body for alcohol and drugs in victoria that seven out of 10 alcohol and drug services had increase in people presenting for alcohol and that waitlists for for and that waitlists for alcohol and other drug treatment the age standardised rate of alcohol induced deaths in australia a cause directly relating to alcohol than in 2019 again the harmful effects of higher alcohol use has been hidden callouts to the home for alcohol intoxication in victoria between 14 717 the proportion of alcohol intoxication callouts to the information on the harm that alcohol is causing consideration of have real life implications loadingonline alcohol sale and delivery has the biggest australian retailer of alcohol boasting online sales increases been driven by delivery of alcohol into homes in as this bill does not restrict alcohol delivery to between 10am expansion of the availability of alcohol increases harms like family this bill allows for more alcohol outlets more harms and that children are not sold alcohol with digital age verification with digital age verification for alcohol sales not required loadingat required loadingat a time when alcohol harms are increasing when time to act to prevent alcohol harm is before it impact on the community of alcohol harms will be even ceo of the foundation for alcohol research and education savelog officer at the foundation for alcohol research and education most