1. Prof. Yossi Harel-Fisch, LISBON ADDICTION 24-26, Oct. 2017
Learning from success: The implementation and evaluation of the Israeli national program to reduce problem drinking of alcohol among children and youth Prof. Yossi Harel-Fisch Chief Scientist Israel Anti-Drug Authority (IADA) & Director, International Research Program on Adolescent Well-Being and Health, School of Education, Bar Ilan University, Israel
Prof. Yossi Harel-Fisch, LISBON ADDICTION 24-26, Oct. 2017

2. Some findings from the WHO-HBSC
World Health Organization – Health Behavior in School-Aged Children cross-national survey
Prof. Yossi Harel-Fisch, LISBON ADDICTION 24-26, Oct. 2017

3. Develop evidence-based policy Learn from success
Using HBSC-ESPAD
Develop evidence-based policy Learn from success
Prof. Yossi Harel-Fisch, LISBON ADDICTION 24-26, Oct. 2017

4. Adolescent Alcohol “Binge Drinking” 1994-2009
Prof. Yossi Harel-Fisch, LISBON ADDICTION 24-26, Oct. 2017

5. Prof. Yossi Harel-Fisch, LISBON ADDICTION 24-26, Oct. 2017
Binge drinking: Percent of 6th, 8th and 10th grade Israeli students who drank five or more alcohol drinks during one occasion at least once during the past 30 days: by gender and survey year
Prof. Yossi Harel-Fisch, LISBON ADDICTION 24-26, Oct. 2017
ד"ר יוסי הראל-פיש - ממצאים HBSC

6. Children 11 years old – weekly drinking
Prof. Yossi Harel-Fisch, LISBON ADDICTION 24-26, Oct. 2017
ד"ר יוסי הראל-פיש - ממצאים HBSC

7. Drinking too much alcohol impairs two vital body systems:
Motoric system
Judgmental system
Prof. Yossi Harel-Fisch, LISBON ADDICTION 24-26, Oct. 2017

8. The relationship between alcohol and violence
Prof. Yossi Harel-Fisch, LISBON ADDICTION 24-26, Oct. 2017

9. The relationship between alcohol and involvement in violence
is influenced by 2 factors:
The amount of alcohol in the blood
The effects of a lifestyle that involves night-life in social settings that are alcohol-saturated
Exposure to drunkenness and violence
Socializing with high-risk peers
Decreased exposure to positive alternative settings and constructive activities
Prof. Yossi Harel-Fisch, LISBON ADDICTION 24-26, Oct. 2017

10. The relationship between alcohol and violence
% Weapon carrying
Bullying 3 times or more
** 5.55 = OR
** 3.86 = OR
Did not Did
binge drink binge drink
Did not Did
binge drink binge drink
Prof. Yossi Harel-Fisch, LISBON ADDICTION 24-26, Oct. 2017

11. Prof. Yossi Harel-Fisch, LISBON ADDICTION 24-26, Oct. 2017
Implementing a national strategy to reduce alcohol problem drinking
Developing a comprehensive program
Building partnerships with relevant agencies
Developing consistent and coherent messages
Implementing national media campaign
Developing, passing and enforcing new legislation
Implementing a variety of school-based programs
Implementing comprehensive community-based intervention strategies at the local settings
Prof. Yossi Harel-Fisch, LISBON ADDICTION 24-26, Oct. 2017

12. Binge drinking: Percent of 6th, 8th and 10th grade Israeli students who drank five or more alcohol drinks during one occasion at least once during the past 30 days: by gender and survey year
Findings show:
Significant increase of binge drinking rates from 6.5% in 1994 to over 20% in 2009.
However, from the implementation of the national alcohol strategy in January 2010 and till the end of 2011 – findings show a significant decrease in rates from over 20% in 2009 to 10.7% in These trends are similar for both genders.
Yossi Harel-Fisch, PhD
Chief Scientist,
Israeli Anti-Drugs Authority
The period prior to the implementation of a national alcohol strategy
Implementation of the national Alcohol strategy
Data source: HBSC-Israel,
Prof. Yossi Harel-Fisch, LISBON ADDICTION 24-26, Oct. 2017
ד"ר יוסי הראל-פיש - ממצאים HBSC

13. Percent of 11, 13 and 15 years old adolescents
who got drunk at least once during the past 12 months, by country
Prof. Yossi Harel-Fisch, LISBON ADDICTION 24-26, Oct. 2017

14. Learning from success

15. פרופ׳ יוסי הראל-פיש, המדען הראשי - מגמות בנוף האלכוהול והסמים בישראל
The Challenges
Israeli youth are exposed to the high-rates of binge drinking among teens in other European countries
In order to keep the rates declining, we need to continue to:
Invest efforts in prevention, education and enforcement of legislation.
Structure free time and alternative settings and activities
Help young people develop a responsible night-life culture where binge drinking and drunkenness are “out”.
פרופ׳ יוסי הראל-פיש, המדען הראשי - מגמות בנוף האלכוהול והסמים בישראל

16. A shift from focusing on what not to do to focusing on what to do instead

17. need to take responsibility
Youth and young adults
need to take responsibility
To learn how to
influence fun
instead of seeking
fun under the influence

18. Thank you!!!