RT reported that an annual international survey on drug use shows that Australian people are considered the most heavily alcohol-using people in the world, consuming nearly double the alcohol consumption of other countries in 2020.
More than 32,000 people from 22 countries have reported their alcohol consumption to the independent research organization Global Drug survey based in London, UK. The Global Drug survey 2021 report released on December 2 showed that respondents in Australia were drunk more than twice a month (about 27 times a year), while the global average was about 14 times, or more, once a month.
Denmark and Finland ranked second, with respondents from each country saying they were drunk nearly twice a month last year. The survey determined that alcoholism is a situation in which physical and mental abilities are impaired to the extent that it affects balance, concentration and speech. People who drink Mexico alcohol are said to be the least likely to experience this condition.
Nearly a quarter of Can drivers surveyed felt regretful about their drinking habits, nearly three-quarters said they were unhappy with drinking too much too quickly. However, Ireland's "drinkers" feel worst about getting drunk, with more than a quarter of them not drinking any less or not getting drunk at all.
Australian and Finnish drinking people top the list of emergency medical treatments for "serious" situations related to alcohol. The rate of health care searches in both countries is nearly three times the global average, putting more pressure on community health care systems affected by COVID-19.
Monica Barratt, the leader of the survey, told Australian news agency The Latch that the country's residents were "drinking beer" during the COVID-19 pandemic as most areas avoided prolonged closures like in other countries over the past year. Outside Victoria, most states and territories have only gone through short closures, allowing party locations to remain open and events to continue.
