- About ALAC
ALAC’s vision and mission are outlined here with links to our corporate documents that describe how we are working to achieve our mission.
Corporate documents and reports can be downloaded from here.You will find information about ALAC and its structure. Council members and Senior management are profiled.
- Who We Are
- ALAC's Vision
- What We Do
- ALAC Policies & Reports
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- Activities & Services
The Activities & Services section of the website has information about what ALAC is up to.
This is where you can find out what we are working on and how we achieve our goals.
- Priority Population Action Plans
- Campaigns & Communication Work
- Community Action
- Support for Requirements of Sale and Supply
- Policy Advice & Research
- Support for Health Sector Action
- Alcohol & You
Want to know if your drinking is okay? Or are you considering making some changes to your drinking but want to know more? Do you know exactly how big a standard drink is?
Play the online games in the section to find out. Find out all about your relationship with alcohol here...
- Is Your Drinking Okay?
- What's in a Standard Drink?
- Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Advice
- Your Body & Alcohol
- How to Access Treatment
- How to Be Safer
- The Law & You
- Drinking & Driving
- Legislation & Policy
Check out this section for NZ legislation and local strategies and polices relating to alcohol.
- Sale of Liquor Act
- Planning & Resource Management Act
- Alcoholism & Drug Addiction Act
- Alcohol Bans
- Alcohol Strategies & Policies
- Liquor Licences
- Liquor Licensing Authority Decisions
- Customs
- Advertising Alcohol
- Signage Resources for Vendors
- Host Responsibility
- Research & Resources
This is the ALAC research and resources section. This is where you can find alcohol statistics and researched topics.
ALAC has two blogs, a research blog and our general blog. Take a look at some of the interesting conversations that are happening here.
- Latest Resources
- Online Resources
- PDFs of ALAC Resources
- Order Publications, Resources & Signs
- SAY NOW Guidelines and Toolbox
- ALAC's Magazine
- Monthly e-Newsletter
- Library Catalogue
- Research Publications
- Research Blog
- NZ Statistics
Sports People
Alcohol is commonly used as a social drink among sports people and athletes and is linked to sport through sponsorship and advertising.
Some sports people also use alcohol to increase confidence, relieve stress and decrease sensitivity to pain. However, alcohol does not improve sporting performance or muscle function and may have detrimental effects, even at moderate doses, on overall performance and on balance, hand-eye coordination and accuracy.
Drinking alcohol after exercise, especially highly concentrated alcoholic beverages, is not as useful for rehydration as drinking other fluids containing carbohydrates and sodium to replace fluid and salts lost through sweat.
Alcohol may also hinder recovery from strains and sprains and should be avoided for at least 24 hours after an injury.[85]
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