"Brutalised by the effects of alcohol": Fixing Australia's drinking problem | 60 Minutes Australia

In 2012, experts and law enforcers were describing Australia's unstoppable alcohol problem as an "epidemic". The devastation of this was most evident in the national road toll, where young drivers would get behind the wheel of their car and drive while blind drunk. Gaol, stiff fines, the constant scare campaigns - nothing, it seemed, could stop this stupidity. The result was carnage. A rising toll of young people killed and seriously injured. And behind the appalling statistics were shattered families. *Driving Blind (2012)* ► Subscribe: http://9Soci.al/chmP50wA97J ► WATCH Full Episodes on 9NOW: https://9now.app.link/uNP4qBkmN6 *MORE VIDEOS like this one* ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1teaO1uwVKk ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIliGDQnXfg ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOrx-TS1zlc FOLLOW 60 Minutes Australia ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/60minutes9 ► TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@60minutes9 ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/60Minutes9 ABOUT 60 Minutes Australia 60 Minutes Australia have been telling the world’s greatest stories for over 40 years. Reporters Tara Brown, Amelia Adams, Adam Hegarty, Dimity Clancey and Nick McKenzie look past the headlines to show the bigger picture. Watch the latest from 60 Minutes Australia every Sunday on Channel 9 and 9Now. #60Mins