New research shows an increasing number of Australians are drinking alcohol to get drunk, and many are confused about what health authorities consider safe or responsible drinking.
The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education's 2019 Annual Alcohol Poll: Attitudes and Behaviours surveyed 1820 people around Australia.
It found just under half of Australian drinkers consume alcohol to get drunk, up from 35 per cent in 2011.
It also found nearly 90 per cent [[87 per cent]] of Australian drinkers consider their alcohol intake responsible.
Sixty four per cent of Australians who consume alcohol to get drunk at least twice a week said they consider themselves a responsible drinker, as did 79 per cent of those who consume six to ten standard drinks on a typical occasion.
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