Technical Paper 3:
Preventing Alcohol-related harm in Australia: a window of opportunity

1. Alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harm

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Consumption patterns

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Binge drinking

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Garretsen, H. F., Rodenburg, G., van de Goor, L. A., & van den Eijnden, R. J. ‘Alcohol consumption in The Netherlands in the last decade: sharp decreases in binge drinking, especially among youngsters’, Alcohol & Alcoholism, vol. 43, no. 4, Jul 2008. pp. 477–480.Top of page

Gilbertson, Rebecca; Ceballos, Natalie A.; Prather, Robert; Nixon, Sara Jo. (March 2009) Effects of acute alcohol consumption in older and younger adults: perceived impairment versus psychomotor performance, Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs 70:2, pp. 242–252.

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Levitt, Ash; Sher, Kenneth J.; Bartholow, Bruce D. (March 2009) The language of intoxication: preliminary investigations, Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 33:3, pp. 448–454

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Disease

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Beulens, J. W., Kruidhof, J. S., Grobbee, D. E., Chaturvedi, N., Fuller, J. H., & Soedamah–Muthu, S. S. ‘Alcohol consumption and risk of microvascular complications in type 1 diabetes patients: the EURODIAB Prospective Complications Study’, Diabetologia, vol. 51, no. 9, Sep 2008. pp. 1631–1638.

Ceccanti, M., Sasso, G. F., Nocente, R., Balducci, G., Prastaro, A., Ticci, C., Bertazzoni, G., Santini, P., & Attilia, M. L. (2006) Hypertension in early alcohol withdrawal in chronic alcoholics, Alcohol and Alcoholism 41:1, pp. 5–10.

Chao, C., Slezak, J. M., Caan, B. J., & Quinn, V. P. ‘Alcoholic beverage intake and risk of lung cancer: the California Men’s Health Study’, Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, vol. 17, no. 10, Oct 2008. pp. 2692–2699.

Chikritzhs, T., Fillmore, K., & Stockwell, T. R. The persistent, alternative argument to apparent cardio-protective effects of alcohol. Addiction, 103, (5), pp. 855–56. 2008.

Collins, Michael A.; Neafsey, Edward J.; Mukamal, Kenneth J.; Gray, Mary O.; Parks, Dale A.; Das, Dipak K.; Korthuis, Ronald J. (February 2009) Alcohol in moderation, cardioprotection, and neuroprotection: epidemiological considerations and mechanic studies, Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 33:2, pp. 206–219.

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Greenfield, T. K., & Kerr, W. C. ‘Alcohol measurement methodology in epidemiology: recent advances and opportunities. [Review]’, Addiction, vol. 103, no. 7, Jul 2008. pp. 1082–1099.

Gulbinat, W. ‘Alcohol and the burden of disease’, Addiction Research & Theory 2008,16:6, 541–552.Top of page

Hatton, J., Burton, A., Nash, H., Munn, E., Burgoyne, L., & Sheron, N. Drinking patterns, dependency and life-time drinking history in alcohol-related liver disease. Addiction 2009; 104: 587–592.

Hvidtfeldt, U. A., Frederiksen, M. E., Thygesen, L. C., Kamper–Jorgensen, M., Becker, U., & Gronbaek, M. ‘Incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease in Danish men and women with a prolonged heavy alcohol intake’, Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, vol. 32, no. 11, Nov 2008. pp. 1920–1924.

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Injury

Cash, Richard; Philactides, Amanda. Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre (2008) ‘Co-occurring alcohol and other drug use issues in the context of acquired brain injury or cognitive impairment: a review of the literature’. Melbourne: Department of Human Services. Mental Health and Drugs Division.

Cherpitel, C. J., & Ye, Y. ‘Alcohol and injury in the United States general population: a risk function analysis from the 2005 National Alcohol Survey’, American Journal on Addictions, vol. 18, no. 1, Jan 2009. pp. 29–35.

French, Michael T.; Gumus, Gulcun; Turner, Heather L. (2008) The role of alcohol use in emergency department episodes, Substance Use & Misuse 43:14, pp. 2074–2088.

Harper, Clive. (March/April 2009) The neuropathology of alcohol-related brain damage, Alcohol and Alcoholism 44:2, pp. 136–140.

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Violence and anti-social behaviour

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Hill, Terrence D.; Nielsen, Amie L.; Angel, Ronald J. (2009) Relationship violence and frequency of intoxication among low-income urban women, Substance Use & Misuse 44:5, pp. 684–701.Top of page

Hingson, Ralph W.; Edwards, Erika M.; Heeren, Timothy; Rosenbloom, David. (May 2009) Age of drinking onset and injuries, motor vehicle crashes, and physical fights after drinking and when not drinking, Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 33:5, pp. 783–790.

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McCauley, J. L.; Calhoun, K. S. Faulty perceptions? The impact of binge drinking history on college women’s perceived rape resistance efficacy, Addictive Behaviors 2008. 33:12, pp. 1540–1545.

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Olszewski, Deborah. (February 2009) Sexual assaults facilitated by drugs or alcohol, Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy 16:1, 39–52.

Ray, J. G., Moineddin, R., Bell, C. M., Thiruchelvam, D., Creatore, M. I., Gozdyra, P., Cusimano, M., & Redelmeier, D. A. ‘Alcohol sales and risk of serious assault.[see comment]’, PLoS Medicine / Public Library of Science, vol. 5, no. 5, 13 May 2008. p. e104.

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