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dc.contributor.authorDietze, P.
dc.contributor.authorRoom, R.
dc.contributor.authorJolley, D.
dc.contributor.authorMatthews, S.
dc.contributor.authorChikritzhs, Tanya
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T13:23:16Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T13:23:16Z
dc.date.created2010-12-22T20:02:51Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.citationDietze, P. and Room, R. and Jolley, D. and Matthews, S. and Chikritzhs, T. 2010. The adverse consequences of drinking in a sample of Australian adults. Journal of Substance Use 2010: pp. 1-11.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31068
dc.identifier.doi10.3109/14659891.2010.495816
dc.description.abstract

Objective: To examine the adverse consequences of drinking reported by a subsample of participants in the Australian arm of the GenACIS (Gender Alcohol and Culture: an International Study). Design and method: A random sample of adults (18+, N = 1,608) was interviewed by telephone for self-reported experience of adverse consequences of alcohol consumption. Results: Ten per cent reported experiencing either alcohol related life-area problems and/or physical/emotional/legal problems as a result of their drinking in the previous year. Around 4% reported getting into a fight after they had been drinking and 6% reported adverse effects of alcohol on their physical health. There were variations by age, and other correlates, such as drinking patterns, but not by gender. For example, while only 4% of the sample aged 35–44 reported being injured or injuring someone else, 17% of the sample aged under 25 reported being injured or injuring another. Conclusions: Young Victorians and those who reported riskier drinking were generally more likely to report experiencing adverse consequences than older Victorians and those who reported less risky drinking. This is important in the Australian context, with a focus on the harms associated with young people’s drinking the subject of much recent public debate.

dc.publisherInforma Healthcare
dc.titleThe adverse consequences of drinking in a sample of Australian adults
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume2010
dcterms.source.startPage1
dcterms.source.endPage11
dcterms.source.issn14659891
dcterms.source.titleJournal of Substance Use
curtin.departmentNational Drug Research Institute (Research Institute)
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