Absolute nonsense .. And he new generation are smart clever and pragmatic .

Yes Ben... I do agree with the topic heading " Baby Boomers are Australia's biggest boozers"...but would add to that "elderly" Australians are catching up at a terrific rate...

When we think about those who experience harm caused by alcohol..most people think about young people. However,..as you say..Australian data show the rate of risky drinking among young people has been decreasing while risky drinking among older adults has been increasing. Older people are out drinking the millennials!

Data also show the same is happening in England and in the older age group..alcohol related hospital admissions have increased by sixty four per cent !! They are at their highest level in history.

Back in Australia..most troubling was the finding that the prevalence of binge drinking among older women is increasing dramatically..far faster than it is among older men.

What older people (especially women) don’t realise is..the body becomes less effective at metabolising alcohol..add medications to that and existing health conditions and it’s a disaster waiting to happen. Most worrying thing is when grandma and grandpa stop to have a drink while looking after the kids. Pretty scary situation...

I know of Two Baby Boomers Who  had only 2 /375ml beers and the same vodka/orange drinks maybe a couple of small glasses of in the past 6 months.

Given what we had in past 6 months there a lot of Boozers.

Some years we do not have any alcohol at all.

Do not miss it at all, the only problem is soft drinks are charge the same rate as alcoholic drinks at some venues.  RIPPED OFF as no taxes are imposed on soft drink/ fruit juice. 

Of course the 18.3% who say they drink at home on most days would include those like myself who have been advised by their doctor to drink red wine to help their high cholesterol levels. One glass of red with dinner every night puts you into this category but this is not over indulging and if you stick to just one glass a day, particularly red wine, then it is actually good for you. The problem is actually the lack of self-discipline. As for the increase in the number of older women drinking and possibly drinking heavily, they, like the men, are probably just drowning their sorrows, which could be mainly due to a lack of a life style due to a lack of money and possibly descent male companionship.

Maybe we baby boomers are the biggest drinkers because we have the most stress caused by Government letting our pensions fall behind and making us work longer for them.

Yep it's the Government's fault if we drink too much:)

Where do you think I got my name from.

I'm in the fitness business and have been trained to detect the "drinkers" who come into my gym. Sad to say I've had to ban three women over the last year from using the gym on a Monday morning. Why? Because it was plain to see these women have been binge drinking over the weekend and they are all baby boomers. Not only were they a danger to themselves but to others because alcohol after a bingeing session is still in the system the day after as we know.

Herein lies the answer:

Oh for goodness, bless my 'sole or tickle my fancy, do anything you like you pompous, sanctimoneous gits posting herein - getting a real life might be good for starters. So what if too many of a particular demographic enjoy a daily tipple. Most, probably do so within the privacy of their own home and without imposing any drunken behaviour on the public, which is more than can be said of todays' bingeys and the associated; king hits, hit and runs, traffic violations, urinating/vomiting in public places, kicking the cat, wife/child beating or presenting to hospital emergency wards as a result and so on and so forth.

Alcohol and the consumption thereof may well be considered a social pathogen, so what ? It almost seems nowadays even the slightest indulgence - of anyone of many temptations - is considered taboo, particularly for those of us in our autumn years. Well; you, them and/or anyone otherwise of the finger wagging, holier than thou pontificating pricks that presume to tell others how they should conduct themselves, let me tell you: I'll find my own way to hell and in all probability you lot may well be there before me, or so I hope.

Now after that rant I need some 'hair of the dog' to settle the effect of D.T's resulting from the last session. 

Cheers