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Alcohol Research Quarterly: July - August 2002

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Here is the 7th issue of Alcohol Research Update featuring recently published articles and other research of interest to program planners, health promoters, policy-makers and others active in substance abuse prevention in Ontario.

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CONTENTS

1. Alcohol / Substance Abuse Policy

2. Drinking & Driving

3. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

4. Injury/Violence/Crime Prevention

5. Low/High-Risk Drinking

6. Older Adults

7. Practitioner Resources

8. Reports & Statistics

9. Youth & Young Adults

10. Other

** Indicates Canadian content

1. ALCOHOL/SUBSTANCE ABUSE POLICY

Alcohol taxes and beverage prices.
Young D, Bielinska-Kwapisz, A. Natl Tax J 2002; 55(1): 57-73. Abstract: http://www.safetylit.org/week/new020722.htm

Does drinking really decrease in bad times?
Ruhm CJ, Black WE.
Journal of Health Economics 2002 Jul; 21(4): 659-78. Abstract
http://www.elsevier.com/homepage/sae/econworld/econbase/
jhe/frame.htm

International Alcohol Policies: A Selected Literature Review.
Kate Sewel, Scottish Executive Central Research Unit, Jan 2002
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/cru/kd01/red/iapl-00.asp

Secondhand effects of student alcohol use reported by neighbors of colleges: the role of alcohol outlets.
Wechsler H, Lee JE, Hall J, Wagenaar AC, Lee H. Social Science & Medicine 55 (2002): 425 -435.
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/cas/Documents/secondhand/
secondhandarticle.pdf

2. DRINKING AND DRIVING

Association between state level drinking and driving counter-measures and self reported alcohol impaired driving.
Shults RA, Sleet DA, Elder RW, Ryan GW and Sehgal M. Inj Prev 2002; 8:106-110.
http://ip.bmjjournals.com/cgi/reprint/8/2/106.pdf

Blood alcohol content (BAC)-negative victims in alcohol-involved injury incidents.
Levy DT et al. Addiction 2002; 97(7): 909-914. Abstract: http://www.safetylit.org/week/new020729.htm

Effect of news coverage on the prevalence of drunk-driving behavior: Evidence from a longitudinal study.
Yanovitzky, I. Journal of Studies on Alcohol May 2002; 63(3): 342-351.
http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~cas2/journal/may02/

** Evaluation of a program to motivate impaired driving offenders to install ignition interlocks.
Voas RB, Blackman KO, Tippetts AS, Marques PR. Accident; analysis and prevention 2002 Jul; 34(4):449-55.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12067107&dopt=Abstract

Personal and situational influences on drink driving and sober driving among a cohort of young adults.
Morrison L, Begg DJ and Langley JD. Injury Prevention 2002; 8:111-115.
http://ip.bmjjournals.com/cgi/reprint/8/2/111.pdf

The safety impact of lowering the BAC limit for Drivers.
Beirness D and Simpson H, Traffic Injury Research Foundation, Jun 13, 2002.
http://www.trafficinjuryresearch.com/publications/PDF_publications/
BAC_Limits.pdf

3. FETAL ALCOHOL SPRECTRUM DISORDER

Acquisition and retention of verbal and nonverbal information in children with heavy prenatal alcohol exposure.
Mattson SN, Roebuck TM. Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research 2002 Jun; 26(6):875-82.
Abstract: http://ipsapp006.lwwonline.com/content/getfile/88/70/18/
abstract.htm

Alcohol, breastfeeding, and development at 18 months.
Little RE, Northstone K, Golding J; ALSPAC Study Team. Pediatrics 2002 May; 109(5):E72-2.
Abstract: http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/109/5/e72

Alcohol's effect on lactation.
Mennella J. Alcohol Research and Health 2001; 25(3):230-4.
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh25-3/230-234.htm

4. INJURY/VIOLENCE/CRIME PREVENTION

Alcohol's role in domestic violence: a contributing cause or an excuse?
Leonard KE. Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica.
Supplementum 2002; 412:9-14.
Abstract: http://www.safetylit.org/week/new020701.htm

** Unsafe sex, substance abuse, and domestic violence: how do recently trained obstetricians-gynecologists fare at lifestyle risk assessment and counseling on STD prevention?
Haley N, Maheux B, Rivard M, Gervais A. Prev Med 2002 Jun; 34(6):632-7.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12052024&dopt=Abstract

5. LOW / HIGH RISK DRINKING

Alcohol consumption and mortality: modelling risks for men and women at different ages.
White IR, Altmann DR, and Nanchahal K. British Medical Journal 2002; 325: 191. http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/325/7357/191

** Effects of alcohol consumption on the risk of colorectal cancer among men by anatomical subsite(Canada).
Cancer Causes and Control 2002 Jun; 13(5):483-91.
http://ipsapp009.lwwonline.com/content/getfile/4563/43/11/fulltext.pdf

One drink to a lifetime of drinking: temporal structures of Drinking patterns.
Gruenewald PJ et al. Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research 2002 Jun; 26(6):916-25.
Abstract: http://ipsapp006.lwwonline.com/content/getfile/88/70/23/abstract.htm

6. OLDER ADULTS

Suicidal and death ideation in older primary care patients with depression, anxiety, and at-risk alcohol use.
Bartels SJ et al. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 2002 Jul-Aug; 10(4):417-27.
Abstract: http://ajgp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/10/4/417

Beyond alcoholism: identifying older, at-risk drinkers in primary care.
Moore AA, Beck JC, Babor TF, Hays RD, Reuben DB.
Journal of Studies on Alcohol 2002 May; 63(3):316-24.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12086132&dopt=Abstract

Misconceptions of older adults with hypertension concerning OTC medications and alcohol.
Neafsey PJ, Shellman J. Home Healthcare Nurse 2002 May; 20(5):300-6; quiz 307.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12045697&dopt=Abstract

7. PRACTITIONER RESOURCES

Best Advice: Reducing the Harms of Alcohol Related Collisions
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Aug 1, 2002
http://www.camh.net/best_advice/pdfs/bac_bestadvice_july02.pdf

Canadian Human Rights Policy on Alcohol and Drug Testing,
Canadian Human Rights Commission, Jun 2002
http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/Legis&Poli/DrgTPol_PolSLDrg/
DrgPol_PolDrg.asp?l=e

Public Health Approach to Alcohol Policy: A Report of the Provincial Health Officer, Government of British Columbia
May 2002
http://www.healthplanning.gov.bc.ca/pho/pdf/
alcoholpolicy.pdf

Towards a Healthy Lifestyle, 2001 edition: a reference guide on substance abuse issues for Canadian police officers,
Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police Drug Abuse Committee and the RCMP Drug Awareness Service and National Youth Strategy, Dec 1, 2000
http://www.cacp.ca/E_IE4_Docs/holl1.pdf

8. REPORTS & STATISTICS

Control and Sale of Alcoholic Beverages 2000-01,
The Daily, Jul 12, 2002, Statistics Canada
http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/020712/d020712b.htm

Countering Substance Abuse. Activities of the Solicitor General
Portfolio, Solicitor General Canada, May 2002
http://www.sgc.gc.ca/epub/pol/esubstanceabuse.htm

Crime Statistics, Statistics Canada
The Daily, Jul 17, 2002
http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/020717/d020717b.htm

Food services and drinking places 2000
The Daily, Jun 28, 2002, Statistics Canada
http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/020628/d020628l.htm

The Health of Canada's Communities, Statistics Canada,
Jul 4, 2002
http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/82-003-SIE/82-003-
SIE2002001.pdf

The Mental Health and Well-being of Ontario Students.
Findings from the OSDUS, 1991-2001. Report Highlights. CAMH Population
Studies E-Bulletin #14 May/Jun 2002.
http://www.camh.net/research/population_life_course.html

Ontario Road Safety Annual Report 2000,
Ontario Ministry of Transportation, Jun 20, 2002
http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/safety/orsar/orsar00/

9. YOUTH & YOUNG ADULTS

Developing Effective School-based Drug Abuse Prevention Programs.
Zavela KJ. American Journal of Health Behavior 2002; 26(4): 252-265.
Abstract: http://www.kittle.siu.edu/ajhb/2002/number4/26-4-2.htm

The Impact of Current Residence and High School Drinking on Alcohol Problems Among College Students.
Harford TC, Wechsler H, Muthen BO. Journal of Studies on Alcohol 2002; 63(3): 271-279.
Abstract: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/cas/Documents/residence/

10. OTHER

Addiction Services Decrease Demand on Hospital Emergency Rooms.
A Discussion Paper. Khan M and Dean M, Jun 2002. [ADRAO Bulletin Board] http://www.adrao.on.ca/messages/160.htm

Health promotion practices of restaurants and cafes in Australia: changes from 1997 to 2000 using an annual telemarketing intervention.
Licata M, Gillham K, Campbell E. Health Promotion International 2002 Sept; 17(3):255-62. Abstract: http://heapro.oupjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/17/3/255

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