Density of alcohol outlets and teenage drinking: Living in an alcogenic environment is associated with higher consumption in a metropolitan setting

Addiction

Volumn 103, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1614-1621

  Huckle, Taisia ^a   Huakau, John ^a   Sweetsur, Paul ^a   Huisman, Otto ^a   Casswell, Sally ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alcohol outlet density; Heavier drinking; Neighbourhood deprivation; Purchase surveys; Social supply; Teenagers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADVERTIZING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARKETING; NEW ZEALAND; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 51249084519     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2008.02318.x     Document Type: Article

References (38)

1. Grant B. Prevalence and correlates of alcohol use and DSM-IV alcohol dependence in the United States: results of the National Longitudinal Alcohol Epidemiologic survey. J Stud Alcohol 1997 58:464 73.
2. Swandi H. Alcohol, Drugs and Adolescence: A Longitudinal Perspective on Adolescent Substance Abuse. Wellington:Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand 1998.
3. Fergusson D., Lynskey M., Horwood L. Alcohol misuse and juvenile offending in adolescence. Addiction 1996 91:483 94.
4. Casswell S., Zhang J. Access to alcohol from licensed premises during adolescence: a longitudinal study. Addiction 1997 92:737 45.
5. Chou S. P., Pickering R. B. Early onset of drinking as a risk factor for life-time alcohol-related problems. Addiction 1992 87:1999 204.
6. Fillmore K., Hartka E., Johnstone B., Leino E. V., Motoyoshi M., Temple M. A meta-analysis of life course variation in drinking. Br J Addict 1991 86:1221 88.
7. Jernigan D. Global Status Report: Alcohol and Young People. Geneva:World Health Organization 2001.
8. Hart H. Alcohol, drugs, and the adolescent brain. Dev Med Child Neurol 2007 49:883.
9. Huckle T., Huakau J. Young People and Drinking in New Zealand 2004. Auckland:Centre for Social and Health Outcomes Research and Evaluation and Te Ropu Whariki, Massey University 2005.
10. Habgood R., Casswell S., Pledger M., Bhatta K. Drinking in New Zealand: National Surveys Comparison 1995 & 2000. Auckland:Alcohol and Public Health Research Unit, University of Auckland 2001.
11. Hill L., Stewart L. The Sale of Liquor Act, 1989: reviewing regulatory practices. Soc Policy J NZ 1996 7:174 90.
12. Stewart L., Casswell S., Thompson A. Promoting public health in liquor licensing: perceptions of the role of alcohol community workers. Contemp Drug Problem 1997 24 1 37.
13. Britt H., Carlin B., Toomey T., Wagenaar A. Neighborhood level spatial analysis of the relationship between alcohol outlet density and criminal violence. Environ Ecol Stat 2005 12:411 26.
14. Zhu L., Gorman D., Horel S. Alcohol outlet density and violence: a geospatial analysis. Alcohol Alcohol 2004 39:369 75.
15. Lipton R., Gruenewald P. The spatial dynamics of violence and liquor outlets. J Stud Alcohol 2002 63:187 95.
16. Livingston M., Chikritzhs T., Room R. Changing the density of alcohol outlets to reduce alcohol-related problems. Drug Alcohol Rev 2007 25:557 66.
17. Watts R. K., Rabow J. Alcohol availability and alcohol-related consumption in 213 Californian cities. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 1983 7:47 58.
18. Gruenewald P., Millar P. J., Treno A. J., Yang Z., Ponicki W. R., Roeper P. The geography of availability and driving after drinking. Addiction 1996 91:967 83.
19. Gorman D. M., Speer P. W., Gruenewald P., Labouvie E. W. Spatial dynamics of alcohol availability, neighbourhood structure and violent crime. J Stud Alcohol 2001 62.
20. Norström T. Outlet density and criminal violence in Norway 1960-95. J Stud Alcohol 2000 61.
21. Alaniz M. L., Cartmill R. S., Parker R. N. Immigrants and violence: the importance of neighborhood context. Hispanic J Behav Sci 1998 20:155 76.
22. Weitzman E., Folkman A., Folkman K., Wechsler H. The relationship of outlet density to heavy and frequent drinking and drinking-related problems among college students at eight universities. Health Place 2003 9:1 6.
23. Treno A., Grube J., Martin S. Alcohol availability as a predictor of youth drinking and driving: a hierarchical analysis of survey and archival data. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2003 27:835 40.
24. Gruenewald P., Ponicki W., Holder H. The relationship of outlet densities to alcohol consumption: a time series cross-sectional analysis. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 1993 17:38 47.
25. Scribner R., Cohen D., Fisher W. Evidence of a structural effect for alcohol outlet density: a multilevel analysis. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2000 24:188 95.
26. Pollack C., Cunbbin C., Ahn D., Winkleby M. Neighbourhood deprivation and alcohol consumption: does the availability of alcohol play a role? Int J Epidemiol 2005 34:772 80.
27. Wechsler H., Lee J., Hall J., Wagenaar A., Lee H. Secondhand effects of student alcohol use reported by neighbors of colleges: the role of alcohol outlets. Soc Sci Med 2002 55:425 35.
28. Green M., Flowerdew R. New evidence on the modifiable areal unit problem. In:Longley P., Batty M., editors. Spatial Analysis: Modelling in a GIS Environment. Cambridge:GeoInformation International 1996, p. 41 54.
29. Grube J., Stewart K. Guide to Conducting Alcohol Purchase Surveys. Washington, DC:Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation for the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, US Department of Justice 1999.
30. Lang E., Stockwell T., Rydon P., Beel A. Use of pseudo-patrons to assess compliance with laws regarding under-age drinking. Aust NZ J Public Health 1996 20:296 300.
31. Huckle T., Conway K., Casswell S., Pledger M. A regional community action intervention succeeds in improving age checks for off licensed premises. Health Prom Int 2005 20:147 55.
32. Department of Public Health. Social Indicators. Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago. Available at: http://www.wnmeds.ac.nz/academic/dph/research/socialindicators.html (accessed 17 December 2007).
33. Casswell S., Huckle T., Pledger M. Survey data need not underestimate alcohol consumption. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2002 26:1561 7.
34. Wyllie A., Black S., Zhang J., Casswell S. Sample frame bias in telephone-based research in New Zealand. NZ Stat 1994 29:40 53.
35. Statistics New Zealand. Household Economic Survey (Year ended 30 June 2004) - Hot Off the Press. Wellington:Statistics New Zealand 25 November 2004. Available at: http://www.statistics.govt.nz (accessed 15 December 2007).
36. Babor T. F., Caetano R., Casswell S., Edwards G., Giesbrecht N., Graham K. et al. Alcohol No Ordinary Commodity: Research and Public Policy. Oxford:Oxford University Press 2004.
37. Ministry of Health. Alcohol Use in New Zealand: Analysis of the 2004 New Zealand Health Behaviours Survey - Alcohol Use. Public Health Intelligence Occasional Bulletin no. 40. Wellington:Ministry of Health 2007.
38. Huakau J., Asiasiga L., Ford M., Pledger M., Casswell S., Suaalii-Sauni T. et al. New Zealand Pacific peoples' drinking style: too much or nothing at all? NZ Med J 2005 118:1491.