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CONTENTS - Part 1

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 - See Part 2

9. Reports & Statistics  - See Part 2

10. Workplace

11. Youth & Young Adults

12. Other: Substance Abuse Treatment

*Indicates Canadian content

1. ALCOHOL/SUBSTANCE ABUSE POLICY

Drinking and Its Burden in a Global Perspective: Policy Considerations and Options
Room, R. et al. Eur Addict Res 2003;9:165-175 
Abstract: http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB/produkte.asp?Aktion=
ShowAbstract&ProduktNr=224233&Ausgabe=229442&ArtikelNr=72223

Drinking and driving among college students: the influence of alcohol-control policies.
Wechsler H, Lee JE, Nelson TF, Lee H. 
Am J Prev Med. 2003 Oct;25(3):212-8.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14507527&dopt=Abstract

Heavy drinking and alcohol policy enforcement in a statewide public college system.
Knight JR, Harris SK, Sherritt L, Kelley K, Van Hook S,Wechsler H.
J Stud Alcohol. 2003 Sep;64(5):696-703.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14572192&dopt=Abstract

Land use planning and the control of alcohol, tobacco, firearms,and fast food restaurants.
Ashe M, Jernigan D, Kline R, Galaz R.
Am J Public Health. 2003 Sep;93(9):1404-8.'
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12948952&dopt=Abstract

Think they're drunk? Alcohol servers and the identification of intoxication.
Burns ED, Nusbaumer MR, Reiling DM.
J Drug Educ. 2003;33(2):177-86.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12929708&dopt=Abstract

2. ALCOHOL ADVERTISING

The marketing of alcohol to college students: the role of low prices and special promotions.
Kuo M, Wechsler H, Greenberg P, Lee H.
Am J Prev Med. 2003 Oct;25(3):204-11
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14507526&dopt=Abstract

A paid radio advertising campaign to promote parent-child communication about alcohol.
Surkan PJ, Dejong W, Herr-Zaya KM, Rodriguez-Howard M, Fay K.
J Health Commun. 2003 Sep-Oct;8(5):489-95
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14530150&dopt=Abstract

Predictors of beer advertising awareness among eighth graders.
Collins RL, Schell T, Ellickson PL, McCaffrey D.
Addiction. 2003 Sep;98(9):1297-306.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12930217&dopt=Abstract

3. DRINKING AND DRIVING

*The Alcohol Interlock: An Underutilized Resource for Predicting and Controlling Drunk Drivers
Marques, Paul R., A. Scott Tippetts, Robert B. Voas
Traffic Injury Prevention, Sep 2003; 4(3): 188-194.
Abstract: http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/link.asp?id=42qwfj9qhn6w67c7

*Being "at fault" in traffic crashes: does alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, or polydrug abuse make a difference?
Chipman ML, Macdonald S, Mann RE.
Inj Prev. 2003 Dec;9(4):343-8.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14693897&dopt=Abstract

*The effects of drinking-driving laws: a test of the differential deterrence hypothesis.
Mann RE, Smart RG, Stoduto G, Adlaf EM, Vingilis E, Beirness D, Lamble R, Asbridge M.
Addiction. 2003 Nov;98(11):1531-6.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14616179&dopt=Abstract

*The influence of the age and sex distributions of drivers on the reduction of impaired crashes: Ontario, 1974-1999.
Macdonald S. Traffic Inj Prev. 2003 Mar;4(1):33-7.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14522659&dopt=Abstract

Why are sobriety checkpoints not widely adopted as an enforcement strategy in the United States?
Fell JC, Ferguson SA, Williams AF, Fields M.
Accid Anal Prev. 2003 Nov;35(6):897-902.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12971924&dopt=Abstract

4. FETAL ALCOHOL SPRECTRUM DISORDER

Assessing the risk of fetal alcohol syndrome: understanding substance use among pregnant women.
Meschke LL, Holl JA, Messelt S.
Neurotoxicol Teratol. 2003 Nov-Dec;25(6):667-74.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14624965&dopt=Abstract

*Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Gideon Koren, Irena Nulman, Albert E. Chudley, Christine Loocke
CMAJ 2003 169 (11): 1181-1185
Full text: http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/reprint/169/11/1181.pdf 

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Robert J. Sokol, Virginia Delaney-Black, and Beth Nordstrom
JAMA, Dec 2003; 290: 2996 - 2999. 
No abstract. Visit http://jama.ama-assn.org/

5. INJURY/VIOLENCE/CRIME PREVENTION

Alcohol-related injury in the ER: A cross national meta-analysis from the Emergency Room Collaborative Alcohol Analysis Project (ERCAAP).
Cherpitel, C., Bond, J., Borges, G., MacDonald, S., Stockwell, T.R. and Giesbrecht, N. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 2003; 64, (5):641-649.
Abstract: http://db.ndri.curtin.edu.au/abstract.asp?pubid=1554

Critical processes for creating health-promoting sporting environments in Australia
Beth R. Crisp and Hal Swerissen, Health Promotion International, Vol. 18, No. 2, 145-152, June 2003
Abstract: http://heapro.oupjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/18/2/145?
maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&
andorexacttitle=and&titleabstract=alcohol&andorexacttitleabs
=and&andorexactfulltext=and&searchid=1076517809768_315&
stored_search=&FIRSTINDEX=0&sortspec=relevance&fdate=
3/1/2003&journalcode=heapro

*Environmental-temperature injury in a Canadian metropolis.
Koutsavlis AT, Kosatsky T. J Environ Health. 2003 Dec;66(5):40-5.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&
db=PubMed&list_uids=14679723&dopt=Abstract

*The relationship between parental substance abuse and child maltreatment: findings from the Ontario Health Supplement.
Walsh C, MacMillan HL, Jamieson E.
Child Abuse Negl. 2003 Dec;27(12):1409-25
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&
db=PubMed&list_uids=14644058&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/menu03.htm

http://www.safetylit.org/week/newmenu.htm

6. LOW / HIGH RISK DRINKING

Alcohol as a Risk Factor for Global Burden of Disease
Rehm, J et al
Eur Addict Res 2003;9:157-164
Abstract: http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB/produkte.asp?
Aktion=ShowAbstract&ProduktNr=224233&Ausgabe=229442
&ArtikelNr=72222

*Alcohol consumption and liver cirrhosis mortality with and without mention of alcohol--the case of Canada.
Ramstedt M. Addiction. 2003 Sep;98(9):1267-76.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve
&db=PubMed&list_uids=12930214&dopt=Abstract

Alcohol and cardiovascular health: recent findings.
Sesso HD. Am J Cardiovasc Drugs. 2001;1(3):167-72.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve
&db=PubMed&list_uids=14728031&dopt=Abstract

Effectiveness of artichoke extract in preventing alcohol-induced hangovers
Max H. Pittler, Adrian R. White, Clare Stevinson, Edzard Ernst .
CMAJ 2003 169 (12): 1269-.
Full text: http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/reprint/169/12/1269.pdf

A 4-Year Longitudinal Study on Risk Factors for Alcoholism
Andrew T. A. Cheng; Shur-Fen Gau; Tony H. H. Chen; Jung-Chen Chang; Yuh-Terng Chang.
Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2004;61:184-191.
Abstract: http://archpsyc.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/61/2/184?
maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=1&
andorexacttitle=and&titleabstract=alcohol&andorexacttitleabs
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4116&stored_search=&FIRSTINDEX=0&sortspec=
relevance&fdate=10/1/2003

The Global Distribution of Average Volume of Alcohol Consumption and Patterns of Drinking
Rehm et al  Eur Addict Res 2003;9:147-156.
Abstract: http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB/produkte.asp?Aktion=
ShowAbstract&ProduktNr=224233&Ausgabe=229442&ArtikelNr=72221

National survey of trauma surgeons' use of alcohol screening and brief intervention
Schermer CR, Gentilello LM, Hoyt DB, Moore EE, Moore JB, Rozycki GS, Feliciano DV.
J Trauma. 2003 Nov;55(5):849-56.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14608155&dopt=Abstract

*Personality differences between users of wine, beer and spirits in a community sample: the Winnipeg Health and Drinking Survey
McGregor D, Murray RP, Barnes GE.
J Stud Alcohol. 2003 Sep;64(5):634-40.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14572185&dopt=Abstract

*Physical and mental health problems associated with the use of alcohol and drugs
Adrian M, Barry SJ.
Subst Use Misuse. 2003 Sep-Nov;38(11-13):1575-614.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14582571&dopt=Abstract

*Physicians' enquiries into their patients' alcohol use: public views and recalled experiences
Rush BR, Urbanoski KA, Allen BA.
Addiction. 2003 Jul;98(7):895-900
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12814495&dopt=Abstract

Screening in brief intervention trials targeting excessive drinkers in general practice: systematic review and meta-analysis
Anders Beich, Thorkil Thorsen, and Stephen Rollnick
BMJ 2003;327:536-542
Full text: http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/reprint/327/7414/536

Watering Down the Drinks: The Moderating Effect of College Demographics on Alcohol Use of High-Risk Groups
Wechsler H, Kuo M.
American Journal of Public Health. 2003; 93(11): 1929-1933.
Full text: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/cas/Documents/diversity/
wechslerfinal.pdf

7. OLDER ADULTS

Alcohol use disorders in elderly people-redefining an age old problem in old age
Henry O'Connell, Ai-Vyrn Chin, Conal Cunningham, and Brian Lawlor
BMJ 2003;327:664-667
Abstract: http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/reprint/327/7416/664

8. Practitioner Resources (See Part 2)

9. Reports & Statistics (See Part 2)

10. WORKPLACE

*Occupational variations in drinking and psychological distress: a multilevel analysis.
Marchand A, Demers A, Durand P, Simard M.
Work. 2003;21(2):153-63.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve
&db=PubMed&list_uids=14501093&dopt=Abstract

11. YOUTH & YOUNG ADULTS

Alcohol Related Aggression and Drinking at Off-campus Parties and Bars: A National Study of Current Drinkers at College
Harford TC, Wechsler H, Buthen BO.
Journal of Studies on Alcohol. 2003; 64(5): 704-711.
Abstract: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/cas/Documents/aggression/

Association of socio-economic factors with health risk behaviours among high school students in rural Nova Scotia
Langille D.B., Curtis L., Hughes J., Tomblin Murphy G. 
Can J Public Health 2003;94(6):442-47.
Abstract: http://www.cpha.ca/shared/cjph/archives/abstr03.htm#442-47

Changing the focus of college alcohol prevention programs
Jung JR.
J Am Coll Health. 2003 Sep-Oct;52(2):92-5.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&
db=PubMed&list_uids=14765764&dopt=Abstract

Community Risk and Protective Factors and Adolescent Substance Use
Hays, Scott P, Carol E Hays, Peter E Mulhal
The Journal of Primary Prevention 24 (2): 125-142, Winter 2003
Abstract: http://ipsapp007.kluweronline.com/content/getfile/4931/26/3/
abstract.htm

http://www.kluweronline.com/issn/0278-095X

Heavy Drinking and Alcohol Policy Enforcement in a Statewide Public College System
Knight JR, Harris SK, Sherritt L, Kelley K, Van Hook S, Wechsler H.
Journal of Studies on Alcohol. 2003; 64(5): 696-703.
Abstract: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/cas/Documents/policyenforcement/

High school drinking and its consequences
Arata CM, Stafford J, Tims MS.
Adolescence. 2003 Fall;38(151):567-79.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve
&db=PubMed&list_uids=14768998&dopt=Abstract

*A Preliminary Report on Substance Use Patterns in an Adolescent Psychiatric Population
Letter to the Editor, Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, Nov 2003
http://www.cpa-apc.org/Publications/Archives/CJP/2003/
november/lettersPopulation.asp

Problematic alcohol and cannabis use in adolescence - risk of serious adult substance abuse?
Marlene Stenbacka Drug and Alcohol Review September 2003; 22(3): 277 - 286 
Abstract: http://psychologypress.metapress.com/link.asp?id=
415dadxv345anha6

Secondhand effects of alcohol use among university students: computerised survey
John D Langley, Kypros Kypri, and Shaun CR Stephenson
BMJ 2003;327:1023-1024
Full text: http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/reprint/327/7422/1023

Storytelling for Empowerment: Decreasing At-Risk Youth's Alcohol and Marijuana Use
Annabelle Nelson and Brian Arthur 
The Journal of Primary Prevention, 24 (2): 169-180, Winter 2003
Abstract: http://www.kluweronline.com/issn/0278-095X

12. OTHER: TREATMENT

Treatment for substance abuse in Australia: a comparison of public and private programs
McNeese-Smith DK.
Int J Psychiatr Nurs Res. 2003 Sep;9(1):1025-38.
Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve
&db=PubMed&list_uids=14533233&dopt=Abstract

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