Study: Getting drunk part of Australian identity

Getting drunk part of Australian identity, study finds - Yahoo! News: "Getting drunk part of Australian identity, study finds

Mon Oct 31, 9:13 AM ET / SYDNEY, (AFP) - Occasionally getting drunk is a core part of national identity for most Australians, according to new research.

The National Drug and Alcohol Research Council study of 1,500 Australians found that some 58 percent of people agreed that sometimes having too much to drink was 'simply part of the Australian way of life.'

The survey found that about one in 10 people had a problem with alcohol at some point in their lives and that about 60 percent were close to someone who had experienced a drinking problem.

The study also found that 17 percent of those interviewed said that they sometimes felt pressure to drink alcohol while in a work situation." [...]