Alcohol Research Quarterly: July - September 2005

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Here is the latest issue of the Alcohol Research Quarterly, a resource featuring alcohol-related articles from peer-reviewed academic journals and research-oriented reports, newsletters, and resources from a variety of Canadian and international sources. All sources were published between April and June 2005 and include at minimum, a link to an online abstract. If a long link becomes broken, please copy and paste it directly into your web browser.

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CONTENTS

1. Alcohol Advertising / Promotion / Sponsorship

2. Impaired Driving / Road Safety

3. Demographic Groups   

        
  1. Youth and Young Adults
  2.    
  3. Older Adults

4. Alcohol Controls / Liability / Licensing

6. Workplace

7. Influencing Policy

8. Practitioner Resources

9. Other


1. ALCOHOL ADVERTISING / PROMOTION / SPONSORSHIP

Alcohol Marketing And Youth - Public Health Perspectives
David H Jernigan & James F Mosher
Journal of Public Health Policy, September 2005, Volume 26, Number 3
http://www.palgrave-journals.com/cgi-taf/DynaPage.taf?file=/jphp/journal/v26/n3/full/3200042a.html&filetype=pdf

Alcohol Marketing and Youth: The Challenge for Public Health
David A Kessler
Journal of Public Health Policy, September 2005, Volume 26, Number 3
http://www.palgrave-journals.com/cgi-taf/DynaPage.taf?file=/jphp/journal/v26/n3/full/3200041a.html&filetype=pdf

Alcohol Marketing and Young People's Drinking: A Review of the Research
Gerard Hastings, Susan Anderson, Emma Cooke & Ross Gordon
Journal of Public Health Policy, September 2005, Volume 26, Number 3
http://www.palgrave-journals.com/cgi-taf/DynaPage.taf?file=/jphp/journal/v26/n3/full/3200039a.html&filetype=pdf

Alcohol Advertising and Youth: A Measured Approach
David H Jernigan, Joshua Ostroff & Craig Ross
Journal of Public Health Policy, September 2005, Volume 26, Number 3
http://www.palgrave-journals.com/cgi-taf/DynaPage.taf?file=/jphp/journal/v26/n3/full/3200041a.html&filetype=pdf

Flavored Alcoholic Beverages: An International Marketing Campaign that Targets Youth
James F Mosher & Diane Johnsson
Journal of Public Health Policy, September 2005, Volume 26, Number 3
http://www.palgrave-journals.com/cgi-taf/DynaPage.taf?file=/jphp/journal/v26/n3/full/3200037a.html&filetype=pdf

Regulation of Alcohol Marketing: A Global View
Sally Casswell & Anna Maxwell
Journal of Public Health Policy, September 2005, Volume 26, Number 3
http://www.palgrave-journals.com/cgi-taf/DynaPage.taf?file=/jphp/journal/v26/n3/full/3200040a.html&filetype=pdf

Trade Treaties and Alcohol Advertising Policy
Ellen Gould
Journal of Public Health Policy, September 2005, Volume 26, Number 3
http://www.palgrave-journals.com/cgi-taf/DynaPage.taf?file=/jphp/journal/v26/n3/full/3200036a.html&filetype=pdf

2. IMPAIRED DRIVING / ROAD SAFETY

New National Poll Shows Americans Support High-Visibility Crackdowns On Drunk Driving And Believe DUI Is The Worst Highway Safety Problem
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), September 29, 2005
http://madd.com/news/0,1056,10161,00.html

Drugs and Driving
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA), September, 2005
http://www.ccsa.ca/NR/rdonlyres/6E9ED99A-BA61-4E19-8FB9-32C512098CD6/0/ccsa0111402005.pdf

Drinking and Driving in America
News Release, MADD, September 2005
http://www.madd.org/news/0,1056,10162_0,00.html

3. DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS

a. YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS

Childhood and adolescent antecedents of drug and alcohol problems: A longitudinal study
Fothergill KE, Ensminger ME.
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2005 Sep 5.
http://amedeo.com/p2.php?id=16150555&s=alc

Ontario Student Drug Use Survey
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, September 2005
http://www.camh.net/research/osdus.html

Adolescent Religious Commitment and Their Consumption of Marijuana, Cocaine, and Alcohol
William H Jeynes, The Haworth Press, September 2005
https://www.haworthpress.com/store/ArticleAbstract.asp?sid=MR8C0Q1FHAL29LV2VBHXKK4BNAMFFUHC&ID=64851

CASA 2005 Teen Survey
Full Report, CASA, August 2005
http://66.135.34.236/absolutenm/templates/PressReleases.asp?articleid=401&zoneid=56

The usual suspects: Alcohol, tobacco and other drug use in 15- to 16-year-old school pupils: prevalence, feelings and perceived health risks
Alastair Roy, Christopher Wibberley, Jon Lamb
Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, Volume 12, Number 4 / August 2005, 305 - 315 
http://journalsonline.tandf.co.uk/(c4sshp3dasm32t45etxx0gy5)/app/home/contribution.asp?referrer=parent&backto=issue,10,14;journal,1,30;linkingpublicationresults,1:102208,1

Familial Influences on Alcohol Use in Adolescent Female Twins: Testing for Genetic and Environmental Interactions
Dawes MA, Johnson BA, Ait-Daoud N, Ma JZ, et al.
Addict Behav 2005;30:1077-1085.
http://amedeo.com/p2.php?id=15925118&s=alc

Performance of a Self-Report Measure of the Level of Response to Alcohol in 12- to 13-Year-Old Adolescents
Schuckit, M.A., Smith, T.L., Beltran, I., Waylen, A., Horwood, J., Davis, J.M., Alspac Study Team
Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Volume 66, Number 4, July 2005
http://alcoholstudies.rutgers.edu/journal/july05/abstract.shtml#article2

An Experience Sampling Study of Associations between Affect and Alcohol Use and Problems among College Students
Simons, J.S., Gaher, R.M., Oliver, M.N.I., Bush, J.A. and Palmer, M.A.
Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Volume 66, Number 4, July 2005
http://alcoholstudies.rutgers.edu/journal/july05/abstract.shtml#article3

The Utility of Collateral Informant Assessment in College Alcohol Research: Results from a Longitudinal Prevention Trial
LaForge, R.G., Borsari, B. and Baer, J.
Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Volume 66, Number 4, July 2005
http://alcoholstudies.rutgers.edu/journal/july05/abstract.shtml#article5

Peer group reputation and smoking and alcohol consumption in early adolescence
Engels, RC, Scholte RH, van Lieshout CF, de Kemp R, et al.
Addict Behav 2005; July 19
http://amedeo.com/p2.php?id=16046078&s=alc

Challenging implicit and explicit alcohol-related cognitions in young heavy drinkers
Wiers, RW, Van de Luitgaarden J, Van den Wildenberg E, Smulders FT, et al.
Addiction 2005; 100: 806-19, July 2005
http://amedeo.com/p2.php?id=15918811&s=alc

Toward efficient and comprehensive measurement of the alcohol problems continuum in college students: the brief young adult alcohol consequences questionnaire
Kahler CW, Strong DR, Read JP.
Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2005 Jul;29(7):1180-9
http://amedeo.com/p2.php?id=16046873&s=alc

b. OLDER ADULTS

Non-linear relationships between cognitive function and alcohol consumption in young, middle-aged and older adults: the PATH Through Life Project
Rodgers B, Windsor TD, Anstey KJ, Dear KB, et al.
Addiction. 2005 Sep;100(9):1280-90
http://amedeo.com/p2.php?id=16128717&s=alc

Treatment outcomes for alcohol dependence among middle-aged and older adults
Oslin DW, Slaymaker VJ, Blow FC, Owen PL, et al.
Addict Behav 2005; 30: 1431-1436, July 2005.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=16022937&dopt=Abstract

A Temporal and Dose-Response Association Between Alcohol Consumption and
Medication Adherence Among Veterans in Care

Braithwaite RS, McGinnis KA, Conigliaro J, Maisto SA, et al.
Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2005 Jul;29(7):1190-7.
http://amedeo.com/p2.php?id=16046874&s=alc

4. ALCOHOL CONTROLS / LIABILITY / LICENCING

Alcohol policies vary campus to campus
Lanita Withers, News Record, September 29, 2005
http://www.news-record.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050929/NEWSREC0101/509290313

New laws take effect Saturday
News Release, Billings Gazette, September 26, 2005
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?ts=1&display=rednews/2005/09/26/build/state/35-new-laws.inc

Strategy for Transforming Ontario's Beverage Alcohol System
Beverage Alcohol System Review, July 2005
http://www.beveragealcoholreview.on.ca/en/report.htm

5. HEALTH AND SAFETY

a. PREGNANCY / FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDER (FAS/FASD)

"New Choices" for substance using mothers and their children: Preliminary evaluation
Alison Niccols and Wendy Sword
Journal of Substance Use, Volume 10, Number 4 / 01Aug2005, 239 - 251
http://journalsonline.tandf.co.uk/(pf3r2zbkokmqn2mvqacbviie)/app/home/contribution.asp?referrer=parent&backto=issue,8,9;journal,3,21;linkingpublicationresults,1:107915,1

Increasing FASD Knowledge by a Targeted Media Campaign: Outcome Determined by Message Frequency
Mark B. Mengel, Margaret Ulione, Danny Wedding, E. Terrence Jones, Debra Shurn
JFAS Int 2005; 3:e13 August 2005
http://www.motherisk.org/JFAS/pdf/JFAS5000_e13.pdf

Father Involvement and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Developing Best Practices
Robin Edward Gearing, Ted McNeill, Fernand A. Lozier
JFAS Int 2005; 3:e14 August 2005
http://www.motherisk.org/JFAS/pdf/JFAS%205003F_e14.pdf

Surgeon General Statement on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome - A Second Thought
Gideon Koren
JFAS Int 2005;3:e16 August 2005
http://www.motherisk.org/JFAS/pdf/JFAS_KorenCommentary_e16.pdf

Risk factors for pregnancy and childbearing in single young women: Evidence from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health
Lauren R. Miller-Lewis, Tracey D. Wade, Christina Leen
International Journal of Behavioral Development, Volume 29, Number 4 / July 2005, 292 - 303
http://psychologypress.metapress.com/(c3kbsff0bmjmvq45qtcjft45)/app/home/contribution.asp?referrer=parent&backto=issue,4,8;journal,3,54;linkingpublicationresults,1:101903,1

b. LOW / HIGH RISK DRINKING / HARM REDUCTION

Girls, Women and Substance Use
Poole, N., Dell, C.A.,.
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA), September, 2005
http://www.ccsa.ca/NR/rdonlyres/628CF348-1B92-45D5-A84F-303D1B799C8F/0/ccsa0111422005.pdf

The relationship between cognitive preoccupation with alcohol and alcohol use in male and female college students
Cecile A. Marczinski , Rachel Bryant , Mark T. Fillmore
Addiction Research and Theory, Volume 13, Number 4 / August 2005, 383 - 394
http://journalsonline.tandf.co.uk/(znfnlr454wfkrizslkossl55)/app/home/contribution.asp?referrer=parent&backto=issue,7,10;journal,1,22;linkingpublicationresults,1:300189,1

Misperceiving the College Drinking Norm and Related Problems: A Nationwide Study of Exposure to Prevention Information, Perceived Norms and Student Alcohol Misuse.
Perkins, H.W., Haines, M.P. and Rice, R.
Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Volume 66, Number 4, July 2005
http://alcoholstudies.rutgers.edu/journal/july05/abstract.shtml#article4

Screening and intervention for alcohol and illicit drug abuse:a survey of internal medicine housestaff
Gunderson EW, Levin FR, Smith L.
J Addict Dis 2005; 24: 1-18.
http://amedeo.com/p2.php?id=15784519&s=alc

Drinking Frequency, Mediating Biomarkers, and Risk of Myocardial Infarction in Women and Men
K. J. Mukamal; M. K. Jensen; M, Grønbæk , et al.
American Heart Association, Circulation, Vol, 112:1406-1413
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/112/10/1406

Alcohol and Cancer
Tracy Hampto
JAMA. 2005; 294: 1481.
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/extract/294/12/1481-b?etoc

c. CRIME / VIOLENCE / INJURY PREVENTION

Alcohol and aggression: Gender differences in their relationships with impulsiveness, sensation seeking and social problem solving
Reem Ramadan and Mary McMurran
Journal of Substance Use, Volume 10, Number 4 / 01Aug2005, 215 - 22
http://journalsonline.tandf.co.uk/(rqspuhmt5myaxy454sjjpeqj)/app/home/contribution.asp?referrer=parent&backto=issue,6,9;journal,3,21;linkingpublicationresults,1:107915,1

A case-control study of alcohol and substance use disorders as risk factors for non-fatal injury
Borges G, Mondragon L, Medina-Mora ME, Orozco R, et al.
Alcohol Alcohol. 2005 Jul-Aug;40(4):257-62
http://amedeo.com/p2.php?id=15851400&s=alc

Drinking patterns, drinking contexts and alcohol-related aggression among late adolescent and young adult drinkers.
Wells S, Graham K, Speechley M, Koval JJ, et al.
Addiction. 2005 Jul;100(7):933-44.
http://amedeo.com/p2.php?id=15955009&s=alc

Alcohol and cancer: benefits in addition to risks?
Boffetta, P
Lancet Oncology - Vol. 6, Issue 7, July 2005, 443-444
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470204505702254/fulltext

d. ADDICTIONS TREATMENT

Alcohol Abuse and Dependence Criteria as Predictors of a Chronic Course of Alcohol use Disorders in the General Population
De Bruijn, C, Van Den Brink W, De Graaf R, Vollebergh WA, et al.
Alcohol Alcohol 2005, Sep-Oct; 40(5):441-6. Epub 2005 Jul 11.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=16009673&dopt=Abstract

Managing Alcohol Withdrawal in the Acute Care Setting
Christine Savage.
Journal of Addictions Nursing, Volume 16, Number 3 / Fall 2005, 149 - 151
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/online.asp

Comparison of Craving Between Pathological Gamblers and Alcoholic
Tavares H, Zilberman ML, Hodgins DC, El-Guebaly N, et al.
Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2005 Aug;29(8):1427-31.
http://amedeo.com/p2.php?id=16131850&s=alc

A Strong Provincial Focus for the Addictions and Mental Health Sector in Ontario
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, August 2005
http://www.camh.net/public_policy/transformationsector_paper05.html

The structure of alcohol dependence in the community
Proudfoot H, Baillie AJ, Teesson M.
Drug Alcohol Depend 2005, Jul 6.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=16005578&dopt=Abstract

Epidemiology of heavy alcohol use in Ukraine: findings from the world mental health survey.
Webb CP, Bromet EJ, Gluzman S, Tintle NL, et al.
Alcohol Alcohol 2005;40:327-35.
http://amedeo.com/p2.php?id=15824065&s=alc

Cross Currents Newsletter
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Summer 2005
http://www.camh.net/publications/crosscurrents_summer05.html

6. WORKPLACE

Family history of alcohol and drug use in healthcare professionals
George A. Kenna and Mark D. Wood
Journal of Substance Use, Volume 10, Number 4 / 01Aug2005, 225 - 238
http://journalsonline.tandf.co.uk/(qzr4zgqbivr32f45rnjvcz45)/app/home/contribution.asp?referrer=parent&backto=issue,7,9;journal,3,21;linkingpublicationresults,1:107915,1

7. INFLUENCING POLICY

Scientific Evidence and Public Policy: Editorial
David Michaels
American Journal of Public Health, Supplement 1, September 2005, Vol 95, No.S1
http://www.defendingscience.org/loader.cfm?url=/commonspot/security/getfile.cfm&PageID=2453

What is Policy?
Sherri Torjman
Caledon Institute of Social Policy, September 2005
http://www.caledoninst.org/Publications/PDF/544ENG%2Epdf

Five Years Later: Phi Delta Theta's Alcohol-Free Housing Policy Nets Better Grades, Lower Insurance Costs and More Members
News Summary, Canadian News Wire, August 22, 2005
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2005/22/c2119.html

Panel backs bill to outlaw booze inhalers
Staff Writer, Associated Press, August 17, 2005
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/08/17/build/wyoming/40-inhalers.inc

Second Year Decline In Alcohol-Related Traffic Fatality Numbers Promising
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), August 1, 2005
http://madd.com/news/0,1056,10008,00.html

Letter to Minister Sorbara regarding Beverage Alcohol Review Panel Report
Garfinkel, P.
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, July 29, 2005
http://www.camh.net/public_policy/sorbara_alcoholreview.html

OPHA approves of Minister Sorbara's support of continued public ownership of the LCBO
Press release, Ontario Public Health Association, July 19, 2005
http://www.opha.on.ca/advocacy/letters/BevAlcohol-PressRel-Jul05.pdf

MADD Canada praises Ontario Government's reaction to the review of the Province's alcohol distribution and retail system
MADD Canada Releases, July 18, 2005
http://www.madd.ca/english/news/pr/p05jul18.htm

8. PRACTITIONER RESOURCES

Attitudes of Swedish General Practitioners and Nurses to Working with Lifestyle Change, with Special Reference to Alcohol Consumption
Geirsson M, Bendtsen P, Spak F.
Alcohol Alcohol. 2005 Sep-Oct;40(5):388-93. Epub 2005 Jul 25.
http://amedeo.com/p2.php?id=16043435&s=alcc

Latest NSDUH Survey Data Released
News Release, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 30, 2005
http://www.edc.org/hec/thisweek/

Promoting Early Intervention for Substance Use Disorders Through Interdisciplinary Education for Health Professionals
Katherine Fornili and Mary R. Haack
Journal of Addictions Nursing, Volume 16, Number 3 / Fall 2005, 153 - 160
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/online.asp

Health and alcohol use: Educational innovations
Charlotte Clark
Journal of Substance Use, Volume 10, Number 4 / 01Aug2005, 199 - 206
http://journalsonline.tandf.co.uk/(e3atqn55zcsuh4jck2nwjxyl)/app/home/contribution.asp?referrer=parent&backto=issue,4,9;journal,3,21;linkingpublicationresults,1:107915,1

Screening for alcohol use disorders among medical outpatients: the influence of individual and facility characteristics
Desai MM, Rosenheck RA, Craig TJ.
Am J Psychiatry. 2005 Aug;162(8):1521-6
http://amedeo.com/p2.php?id=16055775&s=alc

9. OTHER

Multicultural contexts and alcohol and drug use as symbolic behaviour
Robin Room
Addiction Research and Theory, Volume 13, Number 4 / August 2005, 321 - 331
http://journalsonline.tandf.co.uk/(itxu3hmjzj00or45mrxrz145)/app/home/contribution.asp?referrer=parent&backto=issue,2,10;journal,1,22;linkingpublicationresults,1:300189,1


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