International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Traditionally, adolescent drinking cultures differed between Nordic and Mediterranean countries; ... more Traditionally, adolescent drinking cultures differed between Nordic and Mediterranean countries; the former being characterised by low volume and relatively frequent heavy episodic drinking (HED). Across these drinking cultures, we examined the associations between alcohol volume and HED with respect to (i) secular trends at the country level and (ii) individual-level associations over time. The data stem from the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD) conducted among 15–16-year-olds in Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, France and Italy, employing six cross-sectional surveys from 1999 to 2019 (n = 126,126). Both consumption volume and HED frequency decreased in all Nordic countries and displayed a curvilinear trend in France and Italy. In all countries, consumption volume and HED correlated highly over time at the country level. At the individual level, the correlation was positive but with a varying magnitude over time and between countries. In 1999/2003,...
Page 1. Mortality amongst > illicit Drug users Epidemiology, Causes n O Shane Darke, L... more Page 1. Mortality amongst > illicit Drug users Epidemiology, Causes n O Shane Darke, Louisa Degenhardt and Richard Mattick z Page 2. 1 Why illicit drug-related deaths matter 1.1 Introduction Over the course of the past 40 ...
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Little is known about possible changes in alcohol consumption distribution during the COVID-19 pa... more Little is known about possible changes in alcohol consumption distribution during the COVID-19 pandemic. We estimated how individual changes in alcohol consumption during the pandemic translated into changes in: (i) mean consumption; (ii) dispersion of consumption distribution; and (iii) prevalence of heavy drinkers. We employed data from two independent web-surveys of Norwegian adults collected between April and July 2020 and limited to those reporting past year alcohol consumption (N1 = 15,267, N2 = 1195). Self-reports of changes in drinking behavior were quantified, assuming change being relative to baseline consumption level. During the pandemic, we found a small increase (Survey 1) or no change (Survey 2) in estimated mean alcohol consumption (which parallels to total consumption). However, in both surveys, the dispersion of the distribution increased significantly (p < 0.001). For most respondents, an average modest decline in consumption was found. However, the small fract...
Aims: (i) To examine whether mean consumption and prevalence of at-risk drinking are highly corre... more Aims: (i) To examine whether mean consumption and prevalence of at-risk drinking are highly correlated across samples of older adults, and (ii) to explore whether sociodemographic and health characteristics of alcohol use differ across countries. Method: Cross-sectional surveys were conducted in four European countries, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, and Portugal, applying identical data collection methods and survey instruments in general population samples of older adults aged 60 to 75 years. Alcohol consumption was measured as units of alcohol per week, which provided the basis for categorising the two outcome measures: abstention (0 units/week) and at-risk drinking (8+ units/week). Cross-tabulations and logistic regression models were estimated to examine associations between sociodemographic and health characteristics on the one hand and alcohol abstention and at-risk drinking on the other. Results: Prevalence of abstention was highest in Portugal and lowest in Denmark, whereas at-r...
Aim: The total consumption model (TCM) originates from studies of the distribution of alcohol con... more Aim: The total consumption model (TCM) originates from studies of the distribution of alcohol consumption and posits that there is a strong association between the total consumption and the prevalence of excessive/harmful consumption in a population. The policy implication of the TCM is that policy measures which effectively lead to a reduction of the total consumption, will most likely also reduce the extent of harmful consumption and related harms. Problem gambling constitutes a public health issue and more insight into problem gambling at the societal level and a better understanding of how public policies may impact on the harm level, are strongly needed. The aim of this study was to review the literature pertaining to empirical validity of the TCM with regard to gambling behaviour and problem gambling and, on the basis of the literature review, to discuss the policy implications of the TCM. Methods: The study is based on a literature mapping through systematic searches in liter...
... AUTHOR&#x27;S NOTE: Thanks are due to a collaborative group of researchers: Norman Giesbr... more ... AUTHOR&#x27;S NOTE: Thanks are due to a collaborative group of researchers: Norman Giesbrecht, Örjan Hemstrbm, Thor Norström, Mats Ramstedt, Robin Room, and Ole-J0rgen Skog. Mats Ramstedt and Bronwyn MacKen-zie are also thanked for helpful provision of data sets. ...
... Survey data (Reinas, 1989; Nordlund, 1992; Amundsen et al., 1995) have shown that unregistere... more ... Survey data (Reinas, 1989; Nordlund, 1992; Amundsen et al., 1995) have shown that unregistered consumption predomi-nantly relates to that of spirits: home-distilled spirits (moon-shine), smuggled liquors and spirits, and private import (whether tax-free or not). ...
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Traditionally, adolescent drinking cultures differed between Nordic and Mediterranean countries; ... more Traditionally, adolescent drinking cultures differed between Nordic and Mediterranean countries; the former being characterised by low volume and relatively frequent heavy episodic drinking (HED). Across these drinking cultures, we examined the associations between alcohol volume and HED with respect to (i) secular trends at the country level and (ii) individual-level associations over time. The data stem from the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD) conducted among 15–16-year-olds in Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, France and Italy, employing six cross-sectional surveys from 1999 to 2019 (n = 126,126). Both consumption volume and HED frequency decreased in all Nordic countries and displayed a curvilinear trend in France and Italy. In all countries, consumption volume and HED correlated highly over time at the country level. At the individual level, the correlation was positive but with a varying magnitude over time and between countries. In 1999/2003,...
Page 1. Mortality amongst &amp;gt; illicit Drug users Epidemiology, Causes n O Shane Darke, L... more Page 1. Mortality amongst &amp;gt; illicit Drug users Epidemiology, Causes n O Shane Darke, Louisa Degenhardt and Richard Mattick z Page 2. 1 Why illicit drug-related deaths matter 1.1 Introduction Over the course of the past 40 ...
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Little is known about possible changes in alcohol consumption distribution during the COVID-19 pa... more Little is known about possible changes in alcohol consumption distribution during the COVID-19 pandemic. We estimated how individual changes in alcohol consumption during the pandemic translated into changes in: (i) mean consumption; (ii) dispersion of consumption distribution; and (iii) prevalence of heavy drinkers. We employed data from two independent web-surveys of Norwegian adults collected between April and July 2020 and limited to those reporting past year alcohol consumption (N1 = 15,267, N2 = 1195). Self-reports of changes in drinking behavior were quantified, assuming change being relative to baseline consumption level. During the pandemic, we found a small increase (Survey 1) or no change (Survey 2) in estimated mean alcohol consumption (which parallels to total consumption). However, in both surveys, the dispersion of the distribution increased significantly (p < 0.001). For most respondents, an average modest decline in consumption was found. However, the small fract...
Aims: (i) To examine whether mean consumption and prevalence of at-risk drinking are highly corre... more Aims: (i) To examine whether mean consumption and prevalence of at-risk drinking are highly correlated across samples of older adults, and (ii) to explore whether sociodemographic and health characteristics of alcohol use differ across countries. Method: Cross-sectional surveys were conducted in four European countries, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, and Portugal, applying identical data collection methods and survey instruments in general population samples of older adults aged 60 to 75 years. Alcohol consumption was measured as units of alcohol per week, which provided the basis for categorising the two outcome measures: abstention (0 units/week) and at-risk drinking (8+ units/week). Cross-tabulations and logistic regression models were estimated to examine associations between sociodemographic and health characteristics on the one hand and alcohol abstention and at-risk drinking on the other. Results: Prevalence of abstention was highest in Portugal and lowest in Denmark, whereas at-r...
Aim: The total consumption model (TCM) originates from studies of the distribution of alcohol con... more Aim: The total consumption model (TCM) originates from studies of the distribution of alcohol consumption and posits that there is a strong association between the total consumption and the prevalence of excessive/harmful consumption in a population. The policy implication of the TCM is that policy measures which effectively lead to a reduction of the total consumption, will most likely also reduce the extent of harmful consumption and related harms. Problem gambling constitutes a public health issue and more insight into problem gambling at the societal level and a better understanding of how public policies may impact on the harm level, are strongly needed. The aim of this study was to review the literature pertaining to empirical validity of the TCM with regard to gambling behaviour and problem gambling and, on the basis of the literature review, to discuss the policy implications of the TCM. Methods: The study is based on a literature mapping through systematic searches in liter...
... AUTHOR&#x27;S NOTE: Thanks are due to a collaborative group of researchers: Norman Giesbr... more ... AUTHOR&#x27;S NOTE: Thanks are due to a collaborative group of researchers: Norman Giesbrecht, Örjan Hemstrbm, Thor Norström, Mats Ramstedt, Robin Room, and Ole-J0rgen Skog. Mats Ramstedt and Bronwyn MacKen-zie are also thanked for helpful provision of data sets. ...
... Survey data (Reinas, 1989; Nordlund, 1992; Amundsen et al., 1995) have shown that unregistere... more ... Survey data (Reinas, 1989; Nordlund, 1992; Amundsen et al., 1995) have shown that unregistered consumption predomi-nantly relates to that of spirits: home-distilled spirits (moon-shine), smuggled liquors and spirits, and private import (whether tax-free or not). ...
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