To the Editor: We welcome the research letter by Roche and Kostadinov,1 who have reported an increasing trend in risky alcohol consumption among adults aged over 50 years. The Report of the Chief Health Officer Queensland in 20162 presented the trends for lifetime risky drinking3 and found a similar trend of risky drinking for males aged 65 years and older.
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- 1. Roche AM, Kostadinov V. Baby boomers and booze: we should be worried about how older Australians are drinking. Med J Aust 2019; 210: 38–39. https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2019/210/1/baby-boomers-and-booze-we-should-be-worried-about-how-older-australians-are
- 2. Queensland Health. The health of Queenslanders 2016. Report of the Chief Health Officer Queensland. Brisbane: Queensland Government, 2016. https://www.health.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/537101/cho-report-complete.pdf (viewed Jan 2019).
- 3. National Health and Medical Research Council. Australian guidelines to reduce health risks from drinking alcohol. Canberra: NHMRC, 2009. https://nhmrc.gov.au/about-us/publications/australian-guidelines-reduce-health-risks-drinking-alcohol (viewed Jan 2019).
- 4. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. National drug strategy household survey 2016: Data quality statement (Identifier No. 682686). Canberra: AIHW, 2017. https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/682686 (viewed Jan 2019).
- 5. Department of Health. Trends in preventive health risk factors, Queensland 2002 to 2013. Brisbane: Queensland Government, 2014. https://www.health.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0025/442636/trends-qld-2002-2013.pdf (viewed Jan 2019).
- 6. Queensland Health. Headline preventive health indicators and trends [website]. Brisbane: Queensland Government, 2019. www.health.qld.gov.au/research-reports/population-health/preventive-health-surveys/data-trends (viewed Jan 2019).
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