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Alcohol Research Quarterly: July - August 2001

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Below is the inaugural issue of our new bi-monthly Alcohol Research Update. It contains selected scholarly articles published in recent or upcoming issues of international health and safety journals that may useful to program planners, health promoters, policy-makers and others active in substance abuse prevention.

Links to abstracts or full-length articles are included where available.

Librarians/Researchers/Students: If you would like to contribute to this resource or edit an issue on a specific topic, please email mailto:apolnet@opha.on.ca.

CONTENTS

1. Alcohol & Heart Health

2. Drinking & Driving

3. Fetal Alcohol Effects

** Indicates Canadian content

1. ALCOHOL & HEART HEALTH

Alcohol Use as a Prognostic Factor Following Myocardial Infarction
J. Green; H. Nawaz; J. G. Wiese, M. Shlipak; K. J. Mukamal, M. A. Mittleman.
JAMA, July 11, 2001; 286, (2): 125-260
http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v286n2/ffull/jlt0711-1.html

2. DRINKING & DRIVING

Adolescent antecedents of high-risk driving behavior into young adulthood: substance use and parental influences.
J.T. Shope, P.F. Waller, T.E. Raghunathan, S.M. Patil. Accident Analysis and Prevention Sep 2001; 33(5): 649 - 658
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0001457500000798
http://www.safetylit.org/week/new010716.htm

Acceptability of the Checkpoints Parent-Teen Driving Agreement: pilot test.
Jessica L. Hartos JL, Nissen WJ, Simons-Morton BG. Am J Prev Med 2001; 21(2): 134-141.
http://www.safetylit.org/week/new010521.htm

Effects of Florida's graduated licensing program on the behaviors and attitudes of teenagers.
A.T. McCartt, W.A. Leaf, C.M. Farmer, S.A. Ferguson, A.F. Williams. Journal: Journal of Safety Research Summer 2001; 32(2): 119-131
http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/jnlnr/00679

Evaluation of the effects of North Carolina's 0.08% BAC law
R.D. Foss, J.R. Stewart, D.W. Reinfurt. Accident Analysis and Prevention, Jul 2001; 33(4): 507 - 517.
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0001457500000646

3. FETAL ALCOHOL EFFECTS

The impact of maternal alcohol and illicit drug use on children's behavior problems: evidence from the children of the national longitudinal survey of youth
P. Chatterji, S. Markowitz. Journal of Health Economics Sep-2001; 20(5: 703-731
http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/jnlnr/05393

Pre-pregnancy drinking: how drink size affects risk assessment.
Lee Ann Kaskutas, Karen Graves. Addiction August 2001; 96(8): 1199 - 1209.
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/carfax/09652140.html

4. INJURY PREVENTION

Adolescent emergency department presentations with alcohol- or other drug-related problems in Perth, Western Australia.
Gary K. Hulse; Suzanne I. Robertson; Robert J. Tait. Addiction July 2001 96(7): 1059 - 1067.
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/carfax/09652140.html

Injury and alcohol: a hospital emergency department study.
Ann M. Roche; Kerrianne Watt; Rod McClure; David M. Purdie; David Green. Drug and Alcohol Review June 2001 20(2): 155 - 166.
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/alphalist.html

Public beliefs about the preventability of unintentional injury deaths.
D.C. Girasek. Accident Analysis and Prevention Jul 2001; 33(4): 455 - 465
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0001457500000592

5. RESEARCH

Assessing alcohol consumption: developments from qualitative research
methods. L. Strunin. Social Science and Medicine July 2001 53(2): 215-226
http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/jnlnr/00315

Toward a bio-cultural and political economic integration of alcohol, tobacco and drug studies in the coming century.
M. Singer. Social Science and Medicine July 2001 53(2): 199-213
http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/jnlnr/00315

6. VIOLENCE

Dating Violence Against Adolescent Girls and Associated Substance Use, Unhealthy Weight Control, Sexual Risk Behavior, Pregnancy, and Suicidality.
Silverman JG, Raj A, Mucci LA, Hathaway JE. JAMA 2001;286 (5): 572-579.
http://www.safetylit.org/week/new010806.htm

Handgun sales, beer sales, and youth homicide, California, 1972-1993.
Sorenson SB, Berk RA. J Public Health Policy 2001; 22(2):182-197.
http://www.safetylit.org/week/new010730.htm

**Intoxication and bad behaviour: understanding cultural differences in the link.
R. Room, Social Science and Medicine July 2001 53(2) 189-198.
http://www.elsevier.nl/gej-ng/29/56/29/51/28/23/abstract.html http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/jnlnr/00315

Police knowledge and attitudes regarding crime, the responsible service of alcohol and a proactive alcohol policing strategy.
Kylie L. Smith; John H. Wiggers; Robyn J. > Considine; Justine B. Daly; Terry Collins. Drug and Alcohol Review Jun 2001; 20(2): 181 - 191.
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/carfax/09595236.html

Relationship between life satisfaction and violent behaviors among adolescents.
Valois RF, Zullig KJ, Huebner ES, Drane JW. Am J Health Behav 2001;
25(4):353-366. http://www.safetylit.org/week/new010813.htm

Violence in E-Rated Video Games.
Kimberly M. Thompson; Kevin Haninger. JAMA August 1, 2001; 286(5):591-598.
http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v286n5/abs/jtv10003.html

7. YOUTH

Adolescents' reports of their illicit alcohol purchases.
Paul Willner; Ken Hart. Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy August 2001, 8(3): 233 - 242.
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/alphalist.html

Adolescent Cybersurfing for Health Information: A New Resource That Crosses
Barriers. Dina L. G. Borzekowski, EdD; Vaughn I. Rickert, PsyD.
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine July 2001; 155(7): 749-864

Alcohol use disorders and risk factor interactions for adolescent suicidal ideation and attempts.
Kelly TM, Lynch KG, Donovan JE, Clark DB.
Suicide Life Threat Behav 2001;31(2): 181-193.
http://www.safetylit.org/week/new010730.htm

The reliability of self-reported age of onset of tobacco, alcohol and illicit drug use.
Timothy P. Johnson; Joshua A. Mott. Addiction August 2001; 96(8): 1187 - 1198
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/carfax/09652140.html

Temptation, restriction, and alcohol consumption among American and German college students.
W.M. Cox, M. Gutzler, M. Denzler, S. Melfsen, I. Florin1, E. Klinger. Addictive Behaviors Jul 2001 26(4): 573-581
http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/jnlnr/00471

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