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dc.contributor.authorLam, Tina
dc.contributor.authorLenton, Simon
dc.contributor.authorBurns, L.
dc.contributor.authorAiken, A.
dc.contributor.authorOgeil, R.
dc.contributor.authorGilmore, William
dc.contributor.authorChikritzhs, Tanya
dc.contributor.authorLloyd, B.
dc.contributor.authorLubman, D.
dc.contributor.authorMattick, R.
dc.contributor.authorAllsop, Steve
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T15:13:54Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T15:13:54Z
dc.date.created2015-12-10T04:25:51Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationLam, T. and Lenton, S. and Burns, L. and Aiken, A. and Ogeil, R. and Gilmore, W. and Chikritzhs, T. et al. 2015. Alcohol policy impact on young risky drinkers and their support for proposed measures. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 39 (2): pp. 129-134.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44423
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/1753-6405.12326
dc.description.abstract

Objective: To explore the impacts of existing policies on young Australian risky drinkers' access to alcohol and to gauge their support for proposed alcohol measures. Methods: The 16–19 year old participants were recruited from three Australian states using non-random convenience sampling, for either a face-to-face or online quantitative survey (N=958). The sample was deliberately selected to represent drinkers whose consumption placed them in the riskiest drinking 20–25% of their age bracket. Results: Half (49%) the sample who were younger than the Australian legal purchase age reported it was ‘easy’ to buy alcohol from bottle stores, and 75% of those who had tried to purchase alcohol, said it was ‘easy’ the last time they tried. Half of those under 18, who had attempted to enter a licensed venue, reported they did not have their identification checked last time they gained access. Ninety per cent of all respondents drank within a private location at their last risky drinking session. Sixty-five per cent supported ‘increasing the price of [alcohol by 20¢] a standard drink if the extra 20¢ was used to support prevention and treatment of alcohol problems'. Conclusions: Age- or intoxication-based restrictions to alcohol were commonly bypassed. Implications: Point-of-sale alcohol controls require improvement to prevent under age access. Given that a significant proportion of drinking occasions for those under 18 were in private premises, prevention strategies need to target these locations. There were diverse levels of support for strategies to reduce harm, including potential community backing for an evidence-based proposed price policy.

dc.publisherWILEY-BLACKWELL
dc.titleAlcohol policy impact on young risky drinkers and their support for proposed measures
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume39
dcterms.source.number2
dcterms.source.startPage129
dcterms.source.endPage134
dcterms.source.issn1326-0200
dcterms.source.titleAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
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This is the peer reviewed version of the following article:Lam, T. and Lenton, S. and Burns, L. and Aiken, A. and Ogeil, R. and Gilmore, W. and Chikritzhs, T. et al. 2015. Alcohol policy impact on young risky drinkers and their support for proposed measures. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 39 (2): pp. 129-134.,which has been published in final form at http://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12326This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving at http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-820227.html#terms

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


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