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Sydney, Mar 25: Unwanted sexual encounters and unsafe sex are rife among drinkers and drug users, a new survey has revealed.

Nearly one in four of the 6605 Australian respondents to the Global Drug Survey said that they had been taken advantage of sexually because they were vulnerable after consuming drugs or alcohol, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.

Sandra Jones, director of the centre for health initiatives at the University of Wollongong, said many people blame themselves if they have had an unwanted sexual encounter while drunk.

"People think if you were so drunk you can't remember then it's not rape, but it is," she said.

Professor Jones' research among university students in Wollongong found binge.

The websites of alcohol brands are more powerful at engaging underage drinkers than TV or print ads, and industry self-regulation is failing to stop young people from being drawn in by booze marketing online, an academic has said.

Professor Sandra Jones, director of the University of Wollongong’s Centre for Health Initiatives, said that because people tend to spend longer interacting with booze content online than they do with TV or print ads, they are more likely to develop an affinity with alcohol brands.

This means they could start drinking at an earlier age, and drink in greater volumes, she said.

“Look at TV and magazine advertising – for a long time there has been evidence to suggest that young people found advertising content engaging, and that led to high incidences of underage drinking,” she told Mumbrella.

“It’s not a huge leap of faith to suggest that the more kids engage with alcohol content online,...

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