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Alcohol Research Quarterly:April - June 2003

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Here is the 11th 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.

To view previous issues of ARU, go to http://www.apolnet.org/listservaru.html.

CONTENTS

1. Alcohol / Substance Abuse Policy

2. Alcohol Advertising

3. Drinking & Driving

4. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

5. Injury/Violence/Crime Prevention

6. Low/High-Risk Drinking

7. Older Adults

8.Practitioner Resources

9. Reports & Statistics

10. Workplace

11.Youth & Young Adults

12. Other

** Indicates Canadian content

1. ALCOHOL/SUBSTANCE ABUSE POLICY

Does price matter? The effect of decreased price on spirits consumption in Switzerland.
Kuo M, Heeb JL, Gmel G, Rehm J. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2003 Apr;27(4):720-5.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12711936&dopt=Abstract

The Finnish press's political position on alcohol between 1993 and 2000.
Torronen J. Addiction. 2003 Mar;98(3):281-90.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12603228&dopt=Abstract

Measuring public opinion on alcohol policy: a factor analytic study of a US probability sample.
Latimer WW, Harwood EM, Newcomb MD, Wagenaar AC.
Addict Behav. 2003 Mar;28(2):301-13.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12573680&dopt=Abstract

**Public perception of alcohol policy issues relating directly or indirectly to privatization: results from a 1999 Ontario survey.
Anglin L, Giesbrecht N, Ialomiteanu A, McAllister J, Ogborne A.
Can J Public Health. 2003 May-Jun;94(3):201-6.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12790495&dopt=Abstract

2. ALCOHOL ADVERTISING

Alcohol advertising in magazines and adolescent readership.
Garfield CF, Chung PJ, Rathouz PJ. JAMA. 2003 May 14;289(18):2424-9.
Abstract: http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/289/18/2424

See also Reports & Statistics section below.

3. DRINKING AND DRIVING

Alcohol availability as a predictor of youth drinking and driving:a hierarchical analysis of survey and archival data.
Treno AJ, Grube JW, Martin SE. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2003 May;27(5):835-40.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12766629&dopt=Abstract

**Drinking, cannabis use and driving among Ontario students
Adlaf, Edward M, Robert E. Mann, and Angela Paglia.
CMAJ 2003 168: 565-566.
Full text: http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/reprint/168/5/565.pdf

Do the designated drivers of college students stay sober?
Timmerman MA, Geller ES, Glindemann KE, Fournier AK.
J Safety Res. 2003 Apr;34(2):127-33.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12737951&dopt=Abstract

Evaluating alleged drinking after driving--the hip-flask defence.
Part 2. Congener analysis.
Iffland R, Jones AW. Med Sci Law. 2003 Jan;43(1):39-68.
Abstract:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12627679&dopt=Abstract

Hospitalization and mortality succeeding drunk driving and risky driving.
Karlsson G, Halldin J, Leifman A, Bergman H, Romelsjo A.
Alcohol. 2003 May-Jun;38(3):281-6.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12711665&dopt=Abstract

International policies on alcohol impaired driving: are legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limits in motorized countries compatible with the scientific evidence?
Desapriya EB, Iwase N, Brussoni M, Shimizu S, Belayneh TN.
Nihon Arukoru Yakubutsu Igakkai Zasshi. 2003 Apr;38(2):83-102.
Abstract:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12784660&dopt=Abstract

**Traffic-law enforcement and risk of death from motor-vehicle crashes:case-crossover study.
Donald A Redelmeier, Robert J
Tibshirani, Leonard Evans. The Lancet, June 2003; 361(9376):2177.
Full text: http://pdf.thelancet.com/pdfdownload?uid=llan.361.9376.original_
research.26229.1&x=x.pdf

Unsafe driving by high school seniors: national trends from 1976 to 2001 in tickets and accidents after use of alcohol, marijuana and other illegal drugs.
O'Malley PM, Johnston LD. J Stud Alcohol. 2003 May;64(3):305-12.
Abtract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12817818&dopt=Abstract

4. FETAL ALCOHOL SPRECTRUM DISORDER

A 21-year longitudinal analysis of the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on young adult drinking.
Baer JS, Sampson PD, Barr HM, Connor PD, Streissguth AP.
Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2003 Apr;60(4):377-85.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12695315&dopt=Abstract

Cigarette smoking, alcohol use and adverse pregnancy outcomes:implications for micronutrient supplementation.
Cogswell ME, Weisberg P, Spong C. J Nutr. 2003 May;
133(5 Suppl 2):1722S-1731S.
Full text: http://www.nutrition.org/cgi/content/full/133/5/1722S

**Are mothers who drink heavily in pregnancy victims of FAS?
Rouleau, Maud, Zina Levichek, Gideon Koren
J FAS Int 2003;1:e4.
Full text: http://www.motherisk.org/JFAS/pdf/Heavily_drinking_mothers_
victims.pdf

Fetal alcohol syndrome: a growing concern for health care professionals.
Eustace LW, Kang DH, Coombs D.
J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2003 Mar-Apr;32(2):215-21.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12685673&dopt=Abstract

Motivational intervention to reduce alcohol-exposed pregnancies - Florida, Texas, and Virginia, 1997--2001.
MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 2003 May 16;52(19):441-4.
Full text: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5219a4.htm

See also: Reducing the risk of alcohol-exposed pregnancies: a study of a motivational intervention in community settings.
Ingersoll K, Floyd L, Sobell M, Velasquez MM; Project CHOICES
Intervention Research Group. Pediatrics. 2003 May;111(5 Part 2):1131-5.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12728125&dopt=Abstract

Neurobehavioral consequences of prenatal alcohol exposure: an international perspective.
Riley EP, Mattson SN, Li TK, Jacobson SW, Coles CD, Kodituwakku PW,
Adnams And CM, Korkman MI. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2003 Feb;27(2):362-73.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12605086&dopt=Abstract

Neurocognitive impairment in early adolescence following prenatal alcohol exposure of varying duration.
Korkman M, Kettunen S, Autti-Ramo I I. Neuropsychol Dev Cogn Sect
C Child Neuropsychol. 2003 Jun;9(2):117-128.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12815514&dopt=Abstract

Prevalence of prenatal drinking assessed at an urban public hospital and a suburban private hospital.
Drews CD, Coles CD, Floyd RL, Falek A. J Matern Fetal Neonatal
Med. 2003 Feb;13(2):85-93.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12735408&dopt=Abstract

5. INJURY/VIOLENCE/CRIME PREVENTION

Alcohol prevention targeting licensed premises: a study of effects on violence.
Wallin E, Norstrom T, Andreasson S. J Stud Alcohol. 2003 Mar;64(2):270-7.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12713202&dopt=Abstract

See also: SafetyLit, Injury Prevention Abstracts Online, Center for Injury Prevention Policy & Practice, San Diego State U
Abstracts: http://www.safetylit.org/week/newmenu.htm

6. LOW / HIGH RISK DRINKING

A new measure of the Alcohol Dependence Syndrome: the Severity Scale of Alcohol Dependence.
U. Johna, U. Hapkea, H.-J. Rumpfb. European Addiction Research 2003; 9(2)
Abstract: http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB/produkte.asp?
Aktion=ShowAbstract&ProduktNr=224233&Ausgabe=228974&
ArtikelNr=68806

A randomized trial of a brief primary-care-based intervention for reducing at-risk drinking practices.
Curry SJ, Ludman EJ, Grothaus LC, Donovan D, Kim E.
Health Psychol. 2003 Mar;22(2):156-65.
Abstract:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12683736&dopt=Abstract

**Alcohol: a recently identified risk factor for breast cancer
Kristan Aronson, CMAJ April 9, 2003; 168(9).
Full text: http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/reprint/168/9/1147.pdf

Alcohol drinking patterns and risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus among younger women
Goya Wannamethee, S. et al Arch Intern Med 2003 163:1329-1336.
Abstract: http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/163/11/1329

Two brief alcohol-screening tests from the Alcohol Use Disorders
Identification Test (AUDIT): Validation in a female Veterans Affairs patient population
Craig F. Garfield, Paul J. Chung, and Paul J. Rathouz
Archives of Internal Medicine 2003 163: 821-829.
Abstract: http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/163/7/821

7. OLDER ADULTS

A ten-year follow-up of older former problem drinkers: risk of relapse and implications of successfully sustained remission.
Schutte KK, Nichols KA, Brennan PL, Moos RH.
J Stud Alcohol. 2003 May;64(3):367-74.
Abstract: http://archpsyc.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/60/4/377

Alcohol, aging, and cognitive performance: a cross-cultural comparison.
Bond GE, Burr R, Rice MM, McCurry SM, Graves AB, Teri L, Bowen JD,
McCormick WC, Larson EB. J Aging Health. 2003 May;15(2):371-90.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12795279&dopt=Abstract

Moderate alcohol consumption and unappreciated risk for alcohol-related harm among ethnically diverse, urban-dwelling elders.
Masters JA. Geriatr Nurs. 2003 May-Jun;24(3):155-61.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12813429&dopt=Abstract

8. PRACTITIONER RESOURCES

13th Alcohol Policy Conference Proceedings: Preventing alcohol problems among youth: policy approaches, environment and accountability: Who is responsible?, March 13-16, 2003
Presentations: http://www2.edc.org/alcoholpolicy13/presentations.htm

Cultural aspects of alcohol use (Part 1).
Purnell, L D T and J Foster, The Drug and Alcohol Professional June 2003;3(2)
Full text: http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/useredit/journals/K510603c.pdf

See also: Alcohol Alert #55: Alcohol and Minorities: An Update, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, January 2002
Full text: http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa55.htm

Prevention File. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Spring 2003;18(2)
Full text: http://www.edc.org/hec/pubs/articles/prevfile0303.html

9. REPORTS & STATISTICS

Alcohol Alert #59: Underage drinking: a major public health challenge, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, April 2003
Full text: http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa59.htm

Diet, nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases.
World Health Organization Technical Report Series 2003; 916:i-viii, 1-149.
Full text: http://www.who.int/hpr/NPH/docs/who_fao_expert_report.pdf

**Double cohort--addressing the new and longstanding needs of work-bound youth Voices for Children, June 2003
Full text: http://www.voicesforchildren.ca/report-June2003-3.htm

Exposure of African-American youth to alcohol advertising
Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth, June 2003 (US)
Full text: http://camy.org/research/afam0603/

**Family violence
The Daily, Statistics Canada, June 23, 2003
Full text: http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/030623/d030623c.htm

Point-of-purchase alcohol marketing and promotion by store type-United States, 2000-2001.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2003 Apr 11;52(14):310-3. (US)
Full text: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5214a4.htm

**Rating the Provinces: The 2003 Report Card
MADD Canada, June 2003
Full text: http://madd.ca/library/prov2003/index.htm

Returns on Investment in Public Health. An epidemiological and economic analysis, Department of Health and Ageing, June 2003(AU)
Full text: http://www.health.gov.au/pubhlth/publicat/document/roi_eea.pdf

State alcohol advertising laws: current status and model policies
Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth, April 2003 (US)
Full text: http://camy.org/research/files/statelaws0403.pdf

**Trapped: Street youth suicide
Sean Kidd, Voices for Children, June 2003
Full text: http://www.voicesforchildren.ca/report-June2003-1.htm

N.B. To save space we have not referenced several recently-released Canadian reports on privatization, drinking and driving, alcohol-related injuries, etc. Links to these publications can be found in the Hot Issues section of APOLNET,http://www.apolnet.org/issues.html

10. WORKPLACE

DWI convictions linked to a higher risk of alcohol-related aircraft accidents.
McFadden KL. Hum Factors. 2002 Winter;44(4):522-9.
Abstract:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12691362&dopt=Abstract

Individual characteristics in occupational accidents due to imbalance:a case-control study of the employees of a railway company.
Gauchard GC, Chau N, Touron C, Benamghar L, Dehaene D, Perrin P,
Mur JM. Occup Environ Med. 2003 May;60(5):330-5.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12709517&dopt=Abstract

The reliability and validity of the self-reported drinking measures in the Army's Health Risk Appraisal Survey.
Bell NS, Williams JO, Senier L, Strowman SR, Amoroso PJ.
Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2003 May;27(5):826-34.
Abstract:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12766628&dopt=Abstract

11. YOUTH & YOUNG ADULTS

Effect of patient priming and primary care provider prompting on adolescent-provider communication about alcohol.
Boekeloo, Bradley O. et al Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2003;157:433-439.
Abstract: http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/157/5/433

Examining trajectories of adolescent risk factors as predictors of subsequent high-risk driving behavior.
Shope JT, Raghunathan TE, Patil SM. J Adolesc Health. 2003 Mar;32(3):214-24.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12606115&dopt=Abstract

**Heavy drinking on Canadian campuses.
Gliksman L, Adlaf E, Demers A, Newton-Taylor B.
Can J Public Health 2003;94(1):17-21.
Abstract: http://www.cpha.ca/shared/cjph/archives/abstr03.htm#1:17-21

Substance use behaviors among college students with same-sex and opposite-sex experience: results from a national study
Eisenberg M, Wechsler H. Addictive Behaviors. 2003; 28(6): 899-913.
Abstract: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/cas/Documents/samesex/

See also: Parent education in the prevention of drug-related harms, June 2003; 5, The Drug Prevention Network (AU)
Rated Abstracts: http://druginfo.adf.org.au/article.asp?id=5552

12. OTHER

Critical processes for creating health-promoting sporting environments in Australia
Beth R. Crisp and Hal Swerissen. Health Promotion International 2003,
June; 18(2):145-152.
Abstract: http://heapro.oupjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/18/2/145

Mobilizing communities to reduce substance abuse in Indian country.
Ellis BH Jr. Psychoactive Drugs. 2003 Jan-Mar;35(1):89-96.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12733764&dopt=Abstract

Services integration and cost-effectiveness.
Hilton ME et al. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2003 Feb;27(2):271-80.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12605076&dopt=Abstract

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