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Australian Government Says It is Determined to Put Down Binge Drinking
Draft guidelines on binge drinking were released last year, which recommended men and women should not have more than two standard drinks per day.
Fairfax media is quoting the head of the National Health and Medical Research Council alcohol guideline committee, Jon Currie, as saying that the two-drink limit will stay, but the previous "safe" four-drink limit for men will become the absolute upper limit.
A spokeswoman for the centre says the organisation has recommended a top limit on safe drinking, but it cannot comment until a review is completed.
Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon has defended the possible move, saying the council is reviewing the current guidelines because of new research on binge drinking.
"The current guidelines are certainly higher than what has been reported today," she said.
"What we need to make clear is that there is changing evidence which we need to update when we provide national guidelines for what is a safe amount of alcohol to consume."
The report is before an international peer review and will go back to the council for consideration next month
Opposition health spokesman Tony Abbott has criticised the guidelines, saying the government is seeking to create hysteria over binge drinking.
But Ms Roxon says the previous government did nothing to address binge drinking when it was in government and was now trying to divert attention away from its neglect in the area.
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