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dc.contributor.authorLam, T.
dc.contributor.authorLiang, Wenbin
dc.contributor.authorChikritzhs, Tanya
dc.contributor.authorAllsop, Steve
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T11:57:18Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T11:57:18Z
dc.date.created2015-01-18T20:00:35Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationLam, T. and Liang, W. and Chikritzhs, T. and Allsop, S. 2014. Alcohol and other drug use at school leavers’ celebrations. Journal of Public Health. 36 (3): pp. 408-416.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16711
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/pubmed/fdt087
dc.description.abstract

Background - A significant proportion of adolescents who attend celebratory events often engage in substantial alcohol and other drug use. We examined patterns, influences and impacts of drug consumption at an end of schooling life celebration. Methods - Seventeen- to 18-year-old Australians who intended to attend (n = 541) and who attended the celebration (n = 405), respectively, completed pre- and post-event surveys. Results - Males consumed 18.44 and females 13.24 Australian standard drinks on an average day during the school leavers' event. Compared with their last social event, there was greater alcohol (P < 0.0005) and ecstasy use (P < 0.046 for Day 1 and P < 0.008 on Day 3). However, the number of drinks consumed per hour appeared to be similar across contexts. Most (87%) experienced at least one negative outcome attributed to alcohol and other drug use. Safety strategies were frequently used and appeared to be protective against some of the most common harms (hangover, vomiting, black out and unprotected sex). Conclusions - The use of alcohol and other drugs at this celebratory event appears to be reflective of the greater than usual number of drinking hours that are available to participants. The use of safety strategies can be successful in mitigating some of the most common drug-related harms.

dc.publisherOxford University Press
dc.subjectprotective behavioral strategies
dc.subjectalcohol consumption
dc.subjectschoolies
dc.subjecthealth promotion
dc.subjectcelebration
dc.subjectlarge event
dc.subjectyoung people
dc.subjectrisky single occasion drinking
dc.subjectleavers
dc.titleAlcohol and other drug use at school leavers’ celebrations
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume36
dcterms.source.number3
dcterms.source.startPage408
dcterms.source.endPage416
dcterms.source.issn17413842
dcterms.source.titleJournal of Public Health
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This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Journal of Public Health following peer review. The version of record "Lam, T. and Liang, W. and Chikritzhs, T. and Allsop, S. 2014. Alcohol and other drug use at school leavers’ celebrations. Journal of Public Health. 36 (3): pp. 408-416." is available online at: http://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdt087.

curtin.departmentNational Drug Research Institute (NDRI)
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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