A systematic narrative review of the effects of alcohol supply reduction policies on children and adolescents

Baldwin, Ryan; Miller, Peter; Coomber, Kerri; Patafio, Brittany; Scott, Debbie

doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103581

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“…The search was limited to peerreviewed articles published between January 2016 and the search date of 21 November 2022. Articles were limited to those focusing on children/young people under the age of 18, which is consistent with the American Psychological Association's definition of adolescence [53] and the legal drinking age in most Western nations [54,55]. The reviewed articles were restricted to those with English versions available.…”

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The potential adverse effects of minors' exposure to alcohol‐related stimuli via licenced venues: A narrative review

Booth,

Miller,

Pettigrew

2023

Drug and Alcohol Review

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IssuesYoung people are particularly impressionable when it comes to forming expectations and attitudes around alcohol consumption. Any stimuli that normalise and foster positive expectations around alcohol use may increase the risk of underage alcohol consumption. Alcohol venues that market themselves as being appropriate ‘family friendly’ establishments for children risk exposing minors to environments that are saturated with alcohol‐related stimuli. However, research examining how exposure to licenced venues affects underage people is very limited. The aim of this narrative review was to identify and synthesise relevant evidence to better understand how attending these venues might affect minors.ApproachA narrative review of research published between January 2016 and November 2022 was conducted to investigate the potential effects on underage people of exposure to licenced venues and stimuli encountered in/around these venues. Examined stimuli included alcohol advertising, people consuming alcohol and alcohol outlets.Key FindingsThe reviewed literature indicates that the risk of alcohol‐related harm among minors is likely to increase with greater exposure to alcohol venues due to the associated exposure to alcohol advertising, exposure to others consuming alcohol and higher outlet density. In combination, these factors are likely to normalise alcohol consumption for minors and create positive alcohol expectancies.Implications and ConclusionVenues serving alcohol should be discouraged from targeting families and parents should be warned about the risks associated with taking minors to venues where alcohol is sold and consumed.

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The potential adverse effects of minors' exposure to alcohol‐related stimuli via licenced venues: A narrative review

Booth,

Miller,

Pettigrew

2023

Drug and Alcohol Review

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“…Alcohol use in the general population is strongly associated with the prevalence of alcohol-related mental and physical disorders, violence, and with the incidence of violent fatalities both on the sides of perpetrators and victims. Hence, regulating alcohol consumption through licensing, bans on drinking in the public, and restricting availability to adolescents can have a considerable impact on public health and public mental health ( 13 ).…”

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Law and psychiatry—current and future perspectives

Steinert

Henking

2022

Front. Public Health

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We describe relevant interfaces between law and psychiatry and current ethical and legal views and changes within the past decades. Ideas of patient autonomy and patients' rights have been major drivers of changes in legal frameworks. We describe developments in the areas of patient information and informed consent, involuntary placement and involuntary treatment, use of coercive measures, forensic psychiatry, digital mental health, data privacy, physician liability, suicide, assisted suicide, euthanasia, end of life decision-making, advance directives, legal and illegal drugs, and delegation and substitution of professional activities. There is no unidirectional pathway between law and ethics. Views, conflicts, and requirements differ between countries and within countries and will need to be balanced according to the societies' changing values also in the future.

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“…When alcohol policies are implemented, their impact on alcohol‐related harms in adults [6] or underage drinking [7] is well documented, however, much less is understood about the secondary impacts of these policies on children and adolescents. Despite a well‐established relationship between effective alcohol supply reduction policy implementation (e.g., trading hour restrictions) and reductions in adult assaults [6], this same association has rarely been examined in children and adolescents [8].…”

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“…Additionally, high levels of alcohol consumption appear to be interconnected with these outcomes. While there is an established risk between alcohol consumption and experiencing assault in adult populations, the relationship between underage assault and alcohol policy implementation has rarely been examined [8]. Laslett et al [14] found no long‐term impact on child mortality from assault after the Australian implementation of the minimum legal drinking age of 18‐years in 1974, however, similar evaluations have yet to be conducted on other Australian alcohol policies.…”

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Impacts of Northern Territory banned drinker register on police recorded youth assault

Baldwin,

Miller,

Coomber

et al. 2024

Drug and Alcohol Review

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IntroductionIn September 2017 the Northern Territory Government of Australia introduced a banned drinker register (BDR) to mitigate the high levels of alcohol‐related harm within the Northern Territory. The current study aimed to examine the impact of the Northern Territory BDR on youth (aged <18 years) using police recorded assault data.MethodsInterrupted time‐series models were used to assess monthly trends in assaults and alcohol‐related assaults perpetration and victimisation in the regions of Greater Darwin, Alice Springs and Katherine between January 2014 and December 2019.ResultsExamining the three regions combined, after the re‐introduction of the BDR a significant step decrease in police recorded youth assault perpetration (β = −1.67) and a significant step increase in police recorded youth assault victimisation (β = 1.40) was identified. However, no significant effects were identified at the individual region level.Discussion and ConclusionsFindings suggest that restricting alcohol consumption in high‐risk adults through the BDR had a limited immediate effect in police recorded youth assaults. Individual level or contextual factors may have influenced both immediate and long‐term impacts of the BDR, and as such, future policy design needs to support and empower community leaders across the policy development and implementation process. A wider evaluation of the BDR currently underway may provide additional understanding behind the mechanisms that underpin alcohol‐related harm in the Northern Territory.

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A systematic narrative review of the effects of alcohol supply reduction policies on children and adolescents

Cited by 7 publications

References 66 publications

The potential adverse effects of minors' exposure to alcohol‐related stimuli via licenced venues: A narrative review

The potential adverse effects of minors' exposure to alcohol‐related stimuli via licenced venues: A narrative review

Law and psychiatry—current and future perspectives

Impacts of Northern Territory banned drinker register on police recorded youth assault

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