Australia's $3b hangover: Alcohol and drugs causing 11.5m 'sick days'

By Julia Medew, Health Editor
Updated August 16 2015 - 10:18am, first published August 11 2015 - 12:15am
A new study has found that the more alcohol and drugs an employee consumes, the more time they are likely to take off work. Photo: Arsineh Houspian
A new study has found that the more alcohol and drugs an employee consumes, the more time they are likely to take off work. Photo: Arsineh Houspian
A new study has found that the more alcohol and drugs an employee consumes, the more time they are likely to take off work. Photo: Arsineh Houspian
A new study has found that the more alcohol and drugs an employee consumes, the more time they are likely to take off work. Photo: Arsineh Houspian
A new study has found that the more alcohol and drugs an employee consumes, the more time they are likely to take off work. Photo: Arsineh Houspian
A new study has found that the more alcohol and drugs an employee consumes, the more time they are likely to take off work. Photo: Arsineh Houspian
A new study has found that the more alcohol and drugs an employee consumes, the more time they are likely to take off work. Photo: Arsineh Houspian
A new study has found that the more alcohol and drugs an employee consumes, the more time they are likely to take off work. Photo: Arsineh Houspian

Hangovers are causing 11.5 million "sick days" a year at a cost of $3 billion to the Australian economy, new research suggests.

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