Nation's love for the bottle takes its toll on productivity

Australia's affliction with alcohol sees its adults spending 91.5 million hours of every month hung over, according to data released on Monday.

A survey of 1,030 Australian drinkers by non-profit group Dry July, which encourages Australians to give up alcohol consumption for a month, showed Australians are being pressured to drink, and many considered alcohol integral to social gatherings.

More than half - 52 percent - of the survey's respondents admitted they have felt pressure to drink alcohol in social situations, including with friends, at family gatherings and on public holidays. Half of drinkers consider it "un-Australian" not to drink at these occasions.