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Media File

Sandra Jones

Professor Sandra Jones was recently interviewed on the ABC radio 'Life Matters' program.
"Alcohol at both ends of the cycle"
Teenagers attending Schoolies Week expect to binge drink. Only two per cent who responded to a survey thought it was unacceptable for teenagers to get drunk. Professor Jones has also interviewed retirees who don't realise they're drinking at harmful levels. She says we need to promote other ways to celebrate and socialise that don't depend on alcohol. Comments welcome: http://www.abc.net.au/rn/lifematters/stories/2011/3364757.htm

Lance Barrie was interviewed by Illawarra Mercury on 23 March regarding the release of Final report released by NDLERS which Centre for Health Initiatives was a major collaborator in the Patron Offending and Intoxication in Night-Time Entertainment Districts (POINTED) project. (Lance Barrie as project manager)

25/3/13 Professor Jones' was quoted about her research among university students in Wollongong who found binge drinking was linked to women having negative experiences such as sex they later regretted, rape or unwanted sexual advances. http://www.smh.com.au/national/health/young-people-who-get-drunk-aware-of-risk-of-sex-attack-20130324-2gnus.html

Prof Sandra Jones joined the NSW Commissioner of Police and the Minister for Police in officially launching Operation Unite 2012. Prof Jones speech at the launch was reported in the Daily Telegraph, 4 December 2012

The Daily Telegraph ran a story on the Centre for Health Initiatives’ research into alcohol brand websites, including an interview with Prof Sandra Jones regarding the ineffectiveness of age verification entry pages - Daily Telegraph, 3 December, 2012

Alcohol branding sites condemned for ‘lax’ security - B&T Weekly, 21 November, 2012

Changing the rite of passage - The West Australian, 21 November, 2012

Quit smoking campaign for teens, by teens - Lance Barrie, Illawarra Mercury, 9 October, 2012

Drunk at 11: How booze stole a childhood - Lance Barrie, Illawarra Mercury, 22 September, 2012

Alcohol companies marketing to teens: expert - Sandra Jones, Illawarra Mercury, 19 September, 2012

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