The effect of alcoholic beverage excise tax on alcohol-attributable injury mortalities

Son, Chong Hwan; Topyan, Kudret

doi:10.1007/s10198-010-0231-9

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“…Although Yamasaki and colleagues (2005) found a significantly positive association between alcohol tax and suicide rate among men, this finding remained unexpected and appeared unrelated to consumption with the authors concluding that alcohol consumption level was not related to suicide rate in both sexes in Switzerland. Son and Topyan (2011) used state panel data between 1995 and 2004 to examine the effect of state excise taxes on three types of alcoholic beverages (spirits, wine, and beer) on alcohol-attributable injury mortality. Controlling for state sales taxes, alcohol outlet density, and state fixed effects, a small yet significant inverse association was detected between wine excise tax and suicide, but no association for spirit or beer excise taxes.…”

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Alcohol Policies and Suicide: A Review of the Literature

Xuan

Naimi

Kaplan

et al. 2016

Alcoholism Clin & Exp Res

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Both intoxication and chronic heavy alcohol use are associated with suicide. There is extensive population-level evidence linking per capita alcohol consumption with suicide. While alcohol policies can reduce excessive alcohol consumption, the relationship between alcohol policies and suicide warrants a critical review of the literature. This review summarizes the associations between various types of alcohol policies and suicide, both in the United States and internationally, as presented in English-language literature published between 1999 and 2014. Study designs, methodological challenges, and limitations in ascertaining the associations are discussed. Because of the substantial between-states variation in alcohol policies, U.S.-based studies contributed substantially to the literature. Repeated cross-sectional designs at both the ecological level and decedent level were common among U.S.-based studies. Non-U.S. studies often used time series data to evaluate pre-post comparisons of a hybrid set of policy changes. Although inconsistency remained, the published literature in general supported the protective effect of restrictive alcohol policies on reducing suicide as well as the decreased level of alcohol involvement among suicide decedents. Common limitations included measurement and selection bias, and a focus on effects of a limited number of alcohol policies without accounting for other alcohol policies. This review summarizes a number of studies that suggest restrictive alcohol policies may contribute to suicide prevention on a general population level, and to a reduction of alcohol involvement among suicide deaths.

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Alcohol Policies and Suicide: A Review of the Literature

Xuan

Naimi

Kaplan

et al. 2016

Alcoholism Clin & Exp Res

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“…2 Two studies published since that systematic review largely confirm alcohol tax effects on crash rates, although the consistency and magnitude of observed effects varies. 9,10 Replication studies are important because alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes continue to result in more than 10 000 deaths and half a million injuries annually, representing a leading public health problem associated with alcohol use that is deserving of continued policymaker attention 7, 11 …”

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Effects of a 2009 Illinois Alcohol Tax Increase on Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes

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Objectives We examined the effects of a 2009 increase in alcohol taxes in Illinois on alcohol-related fatal motor vehicle crashes. Methods We used an interrupted time-series design, with intrastate and cross-state comparisons and measurement derived from driver alcohol test results, for 104 months before and 28 months after enactment. Our analyses used autoregressive moving average and generalized linear mixed Poisson models. We examined both population-wide effects and stratifications by alcohol level, age, gender, and race. Results Fatal alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes declined 9.9 per month after the tax increase, a 26% reduction. The effect was similar for alcohol-impaired drivers with positive alcohol levels lower than 0.15 grams per deciliter (−22%) and drivers with very high alcohol levels of 0.15 or more (−25%). Drivers younger than 30 years showed larger declines (−37%) than those aged 30 years and older (−23%), but gender and race stratifications did not significantly differ. Conclusions Increases in alcohol excise taxes, such as the 2009 Illinois act, could save thousands of lives yearly across the United States as part of a comprehensive strategy to reduce alcohol-impaired driving.

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“…The majority of studies analyzed suicide mortality; only one used self-harm admissions to the general hospital as an outcome measure. Nine papers examined the effects of alcohol availability [ 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 ], seven changes to alcohol pricing [ 28 , 29 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 ], three changes to drink-driving countermeasures [ 28 , 29 , 36 ] and four investigated the effects associated with change in alcohol policy including multiple measures [ 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 ]. Two papers analyzed different measures separately and are therefore included [ 28 , 29 ], whilst two other papers, despite reporting on the same intervention over similar time periods, presented data for different eligible outcomes (i.e., suicide [ 22 ] and non-fatal self-harm [ 26 ]).…”

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Impact of Alcohol Policies on Suicidal Behavior: A Systematic Literature Review

Kõlves

Chitty

Wardhani

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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Alcohol consumption has been found to be related to suicidal behavior at the individual and population level, but there is lack of literature reviews on the effect of alcohol policies on suicidal behavior. Therefore, the aim of the current study is to conduct a systematic literature review of the impact of alcohol policies at the population level on suicidal behavior and ideation. We searched the Cochrane CENTRAL, Cochrane DARE, EMBASE, Medline, ProQuest, PsycINFO, PubMed, SCOPUS, and Web of Science electronic databases in March 2019. Papers analyzing alcohol policies limiting alcohol use and studying suicidal behaviors as an outcome measure were included; we identified 19 papers. Although the methods and effect sizes varied substantially in the studies, reducing alcohol often led to reduction in suicidal behavior. Ecological-level studies predominantly investigated the effect of restrictions on alcohol availability and increased cost of alcohol, and the majority presented a reduction in suicides across Western and Eastern Europe, as well as the US. The majority of studies were rated as unclear risk of bias for a number of domains due to a lack of clear reporting. Policies targeting harmful alcohol consumption may contribute towards a reduction in suicidal behavior at the population level.

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The effect of alcoholic beverage excise tax on alcohol-attributable injury mortalities

Cited by 17 publications

References 39 publications

Alcohol Policies and Suicide: A Review of the Literature

Alcohol Policies and Suicide: A Review of the Literature

Effects of a 2009 Illinois Alcohol Tax Increase on Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes

Impact of Alcohol Policies on Suicidal Behavior: A Systematic Literature Review

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