When Sam Goding was in the grips of alcoholism, he says the price of alcohol didn't matter — he'd reach for methylated spirits mixed with soft drink if he had to. He's on the fence about whether plans to remove the NT's alcohol floor price will make a difference.
Sam would have done anything for a drink. He's on the fence about plans to make alcohol cheaper in the NTSam would have done anything for a drink. He's on the fence about plans to make alcohol cheaper in the NTHe says there wasn't "one moment" where life took a turn from casual drinking to something much more problematic — for the better part of three decades, he was able to drink daily after work and perform at a high level.
Now, the Country Liberal Party — which was elected to government last month — plans to scrap it and to reinstate mandatory alcohol treatment. "If I only had enough money in my account to either buy alcohol or pay for my power, then I would happily go without power … the cravings were so intense," he says.Rachel Neary, who sits on the steering committee of the Central Australian Family Violence and Sexual Assault Network, describes the CLP's plans as "terrible news for women" in relationships with men who use violence and control.
"What we have in the NT is a domestic and family sexual violence crisis. When there is evidence that alcohol increases the severity of violence that predominantly women experience … why would we consider lowering the price?"found no evidence that heavy drinkers had shifted from cask wine to other types of alcohol in response to the NT floor price.
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