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Children and Young People

Added on 24/12/2009
Updated on 26/01/2010

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Alcohol control policies and alcohol consumption by youth: a multi-national study

Paschall, Mallie J.; Grube, Joel W.; Kypri, Kypros; Addiction, Volume 104, Number 11, November 2009 , pp. 1849-1855(7)

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This study examined relationships between alcohol control policies and adolescent alcohol use in 26 countries.

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Teenagers' access to alcohol affects levels of harm

Bellis M A et al; BMC Public Health 2009, 9:380 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-9-38

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Examines drinking habits and associated harms in 15-16 year olds and explores how this can inform public health advice on child drinking.

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Alcohol abuse prevention in young people: An economic simulation

Pacileo G, & Fattore G; Journal of Substance Use 2009, Vol. 14, No. 6, p385-392

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The aim of this research was to assess whether those programmes are rational from an economic point of view. It relies on a systematic review of economic evaluation analysis providing evidence on the status of those programmes.

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International

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Screening Pregnant Young Adults for Alcohol and Drug Use: A Pilot Study

Braaten, K et al; Journal of Addiction Medicine: June 2008 - Volume 2 - Issue 2 - pp 74-78

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This study ascertained the feasibility of offering a self-report alcohol and drug screen embedded in a general health habits survey to patients attending the Young Adult Reproductive Medicine Clinic and compared those who screened positive for a substance use problem with those who did not.

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Alcohol Marketing and Young People's Drinking: A Review of the Research

Hastings G, Anderson S, Cooke E and Gordon R; Journal of Public Health Policy (2005) 26, 296-311

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This paper presents a review of the literature showing that, while many econometric studies suggest little effect, more focused consumer studies, especially recent ones with sophisticated designs, do show clear links between advertising and behaviour.

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Marketing of Alcohol to Young People: A Comparison of the UK and Poland

Cooke ,E et al; European Addiction Research 2004;10:1-7

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This paper takes an international perspective on the marketing of alcohol to young people by examining case studies of the marketing of alcohol in the UK and Poland.

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International

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Young people and alcohol

Plant M artin and Plant Moira; Nursing Times Research, Vol. 6, No. 6, 887-897 (2001)

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This review highlights some of the main psychological, social and behavioural evidence related to the formation of children's attitudes to alcohol, the acquisition of drinking habits by young people and factors associated with patterns of alcohol consumption and its consequences.

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The effect of alcohol advertising, marketing and portrayal on drinking behaviour in young people: systematic review of prospective cohort studies

Smith LA and Foxcroft D; BMC Public Health 2009, 9:51 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-9-51 (UK)

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The article evaluates the relationship between exposure to alcohol advertising, marketing and portrayal on subsequent drinking behaviour in young people by systematic review of cohort (longitudinal) studies.

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