Alcohol age of initiation and long-term impact: a cross sectional survey of adults in England. (3rd March 2016)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Alcohol age of initiation and long-term impact: a cross sectional survey of adults in England. (3rd March 2016)
- Main Title:
- Alcohol age of initiation and long-term impact: a cross sectional survey of adults in England
- Authors:
- Morleo, Michela
Jones, Lisa
Bellis, Mark A. - Abstract:
- Abstract: Background : Worldwide alcohol consumption is involved in 2.5 million deaths annually. Worryingly, the age of alcohol initiation may be decreasing; evidence suggests an inverse correlation between initiation and prevalence of alcohol use. European data are limited. Methods : Data are from a survey ( n = 2638) on alcohol consumption of ≥18 y in England. Univariate and multivariate associations are reported between demography, last year alcohol consumption, historic drinking including having regularly drank alcohol <18 y (drank at least monthly), and experience of at least one serious alcohol-related problem (self-defined). Results : Lifetime alcohol consumption was reported by 93.2% of participants. Of these, 36.1% reported regular consumption <18 y; 18–30 y had a threefold greater odds of reporting alcohol consumption <18 y than 61–75 y. In total, 5.2% reported at least one serious alcohol-related problem; those who had regularly consumed alcohol <18 y had a twofold greater odds of reporting this than those who had not. Conclusion : Our sample supports a potential increase in the proportion of those reporting underage alcohol initiation. As those who regularly consumed alcohol <18 y were at risk of experiencing alcohol-related problems, incidence of harm could increase over time as early initiators start to experience harms, supporting the need for interventions to delay alcohol consumption in underage groups.
- Is Part Of:
- Journal of substance use. Volume 21:Number 2(2016:Apr.)
- Journal:
- Journal of substance use
- Issue:
- Volume 21:Number 2(2016:Apr.)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 21, Issue 2 (2016)
- Year:
- 2016
- Volume:
- 21
- Issue:
- 2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2016-0021-0002-0000
- Page Start:
- 121
- Page End:
- 127
- Publication Date:
- 2016-03-03
- Subjects:
- Alcohol -- alcohol-related harm -- alcohol initiation
Substance abuse -- Periodicals
Medication abuse -- Periodicals
362.2905 - Journal URLs:
- http://informahealthcare.com/journal/jsu ↗
http://informahealthcare.com ↗ - DOI:
- 10.3109/14659891.2014.974228 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 1465-9891
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