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Indigenous Australians

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (November 2008). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework 2008 report: detailed analyses, Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

Boffa J., Tilton E., Legge D., et al., 'Reducing the harm from alcohol, tobacco and obesity in Indigenous communities: key approaches and actions'. 2009, Paper produced for the Preventative Health Taskforce: Canberra.

Brady, Maggie. (2008) First taste: how Indigenous Australians learned about grog, Deakin ACT: Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Foundation (AERF).

Couzos, S., & Murray R. 'Aboriginal primary health care: an evidence based approach', 3rd edn, Melbourne: Oxford University Press. 2008.

de Plevitz, L. R., Gould, J. S., & Smith, T. M. 'Fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in indigenous schoolchildren', Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 190, no. 5, 2009. pp. 286–287.Top of page

Jiwa, A., Kelly, L., & Pierre–Hansen, N. 'Healing the community to heal the individual: literature review of aboriginal community-based alcohol and substance abuse programs.[see comment]. [Review] [40 refs]’, Canadian Family Physician, vol. 54, no. 7, Jul 2008. p. 1000.

Lee, K. S., Conigrave, K. M., Clough, A. R., Wallace, C., Silins, E., & Rawles, J. (2008) Evaluation of a community-driven preventive youth initiative in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia, Drug and Alcohol Review, 27:1, pp. 75–82.

Milward K. 'Prevention of alcohol-related harms in Victoria’s Koori communities'. Prevention Research Quarterly – DrugInfo Clearinghouse, West Melbourne: Australian Drug Foundation. 2009.

Nicholas, Roger. Australasian Centre for Policing Research (2007) Alcohol and other drug problems among Indigenous Australians from rural and remote regions: a policing perspective, Payneham SA: Australasian Centre for Policing Research.

Pascal, Richard; Chikritzhs, Tanya; Gray, Dennis. (March 2009) Estimating alcohol-attributable mortality among Indigenous Australians: towards indigenous-specific alcohol aetiologic fractions, Drug and Alcohol Review 28:2, pp. 196–200.

Pink, B., & Allbon, P. 'The health and welfare of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: 2008', Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2008.

Teasdale, K. E., Conigrave, K. M., Kiel, K. A., Freeburn, B., Long, G., & Becker, K. 'Improving services for prevention and treatment of substance misuse for Aboriginal communities in a Sydney Area Health Service', Drug and Alcohol Review 2008. 27:2, pp. 152–9.Top of page

Thompson, S. C., Bonar, M., Greville, H., Bessarab, D., Gilles, M. T., D’Antoine, H., & Maycock, B. R. '”Slowed right down”: insights into the use of alcohol from research with Aboriginal Australians living with HIV', International Journal of Drug Policy, vol. 20, no. 2, Mar 2009. pp. 101–110.

Young people

Access Economics. Trends in alcohol related hospital use by young people. Report by Access Economics Pty Limited for Distilled Spirits Industry Council of Australia. 20 January 2009.

Batty, G. D., Deary, I. J., Schoon, I., Emslie, C., Hunt, K., & Gale, C. R. 'Childhood mental ability and adult alcohol intake and alcohol problems: the 1970 British cohort study', American Journal of Public Health, vol. 98, no. 12, Dec 2008. pp. 2237–2243.

Chikritzhs, T., & Allsop, S. Review: trends in alcohol related hospital use by young people by Access Economics. Perth: National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology. 2009.

Diemen, Lisia Von; Bassani, Diego Garcia; Fuchs, Sandra Costa; Szobot, Claudia Maciel; Pechansky, Flavio. (July 2008) Impulsivity, age of first alcohol use and substance use disorders among male adolescents: a population based case-control study, Addictive 103:7, pp. 1198–1205.

Ennett, S. T., Foshee, V. A., Bauman, K. E., Hussong, A., Cai, L., Reyes, H. L., Faris, R., Hipp, J., & Durant, R. 'The social ecology of adolescent alcohol misuse', Child Development, vol. 79, no. 6, Nov 2008. pp. 1777–1791.

Higgs, Suzanne; Stafford, Lorenzo D.; Attwood, Angela S.; Walker, Stephanie C.; Terry, Phil. (November/December 2008) Cues that signal the alcohol content of a beverage and their effectiveness at altering drinking rates in young social drinkers, Alcohol and Alcoholism 43:6, pp. 630–635.

Jefferis, B. J., Manor, O., & Power, C. 'Cognitive development in childhood and drinking behaviour over two decades in adulthood', Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, vol. 62, no. 6, Jun 2008. pp. 506–512.

Kendler, K. S., Schmitt, E., Aggen, S. H., & Prescott, C. A. 'Genetic and environmental influences on alcohol, caffeine, cannabis, and nicotine use from early adolescence to middle adulthood', Archives of General Psychiatry, vol. 65, no. 6, Jun 2008. pp. 674–682.Top of page

Kiene, S. M., Barta, W. D., Tennen, H., & Armeli, S. 'Alcohol, helping young adults to have unprotected sex with casual partners: findings from a daily diary study of alcohol use and sexual behavior', Journal of Adolescent Health, vol. 44, no. 1, Jan 2009. pp. 73–80.

Lavikainen, H., Ahlstrom, S., Metso, L., Nevalainen, J., & Lintonen, T. 'Relationship between negative experiences and drinking experience among 15- to 16-year-old adolescents in Finland', European Addiction Research, vol. 14, no. 3, 2008. pp. 169–178.

Lindsay, Jo; Kelly, Peter; Harrison, Lun; Hickey, Christopher; Advocat, Jenny; Cormack, Sue. ([2009]) 'What a great night’: the cultural drivers of drinking practices among 14–24 year-old Australians, Melbourne: Drinkwise.

Livingston, M. 'Recent trends in risky alcohol consumption and related harm among young people in Victoria, Australia', Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 32, no. 3, Jun 2008. pp. 266–271.

Livingston, M., Laslett, A. M., & Dietze, P. 'Individual and community correlates of young people’s high-risk drinking in Victoria, Australia', Drug & Alcohol Dependence, vol. 98, no. 3, 1 Dec 2008. pp. 241–248.

McArdle, P. 'Alcohol abuse in adolescents. [Review] [45 refs]', Archives of Disease in Childhood, vol. 93, no. 6, Jun 2008. pp. 524–527.

Mushquash, C. J., Stewart, S. H., Comeau, M. N., & McGrath, P. J. 'The structure of drinking motives in First Nations adolescents in Nova Scotia', American Indian & Alaska Native Mental Health Research (Online), vol. 15, no. 1, 2008. pp. 33–52.

Odgers, C. L., Caspi, A., Nagin, D. S., Piquero, A. R., Slutske, W. S., Milne, B. J., Dickson, N., Poulton, R., & Moffitt, T. E. 'Is it important to prevent early exposure to drugs and alcohol among adolescents?', Psychological Science, vol. 19, no. 10, Oct 2008. pp. 1037–1044.Top of page

Osaki, Yoneatsu; Tanihata, Takeo; Ohida, Takashi; Kanda, Hideyuki; Suzuki, Kenji; Higuchi, Susumu; Kaneita, Yoshitaka; Minowa, Masumi; Hayashi, Kenji. (February 2009) Decrease in the prevalence of adolescent alcohol use and its possible causes in Japan: periodical nationwide cross-sectional surveys, Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 33:2, pp. 247–254.

Ostergaard, J. (February 2009) Learning to become an alcohol user: adolescents taking risks and parents living with uncertainty, Addiction Research & Theory 17:1, pp. 30–53.

Redmond, G., & Spooner, C. 'Alcohol and other drug related deaths among young people in CIS countries: proximal and distal causes and implications for policy', International Journal of Drug Policy, vol. 20, no. 1, Jan 2009. pp. 38–47.

Rothman, E. F., Edwards, E. M., Heeren, T., & Hingson, R. W. 'Adverse childhood experiences predict earlier age of drinking onset: results from a representative US sample of current or former drinkers', Pediatrics, vol. 122, no. 2, Aug 2008. pp. e298–e304.

Schuckit, M. A., Smith, T. L., Trim, R., Heron, J., Horwood, J., Davis, J. M., Hibbeln, J. R., & ALSPAC Study Team. 'The performance of elements of a ‘level of response to alcohol’-based model of drinking behaviors in 13-year-olds', Addiction, vol. 103, no. 11, Nov 2008. pp. 1786–1792.

Shin, Sunny Hyucksun; Edwards, Erika M.; Heeren, Timothy. (March 2009) Child abuse and neglect: relations to adolescent binge drinking in the National longitudinal study of Adolescent Health (AddHealth) Study, Addictive Behaviors 34:3, pp. 277–280.

Song, Eun–Young; Reboussin, Beth A.; Foley, Kristie Long; Kaltenbach, Lisa A.; Wagoner, Kimberly G.; Wolfson, Mark. (2009) Selected community characteristics and underage drinking, Substance Use & Misuse 44:2, pp. 179–194.

Staff, J., Patrick, M. E., Loken, E., & Maggs, J. L. 'Teenage alcohol use and educational attainment', Journal of Studies on Alcohol & Drugs, vol. 69, no. 6, Nov 2008. pp. 848–858.

van de, L. J., Thush, C., Wiers, R. W., & Knibbe, R. A. 'Prevention of alcohol problems in Dutch youth: missed opportunities and new developments', Evaluation & the Health Professions, vol. 31, no. 2, Jun 2008. pp. 167–181.

Students

Araas, T. E., & Adams, T. B. 'Protective behavioral strategies and negative alcohol-related consequences in college students', Journal of Drug Education, vol. 38, no. 3, 2008. pp. 211–224.Top of page

Bewick, B. M., Mulhern, B., Barkham, M., Trusler, K., Hill, A. J., & Stiles, W. B. 'Changes in undergraduate student alcohol consumption as they progress through university', BMC Public Health, vol. 8, 2008. p. 163.

Fabian, L. E., Toomey, T. L., Lenk, K. M., & Erickson, D. J. 'Where do underage college students get alcohol?', Journal of Drug Education, vol. 38, no. 1, 2008. pp. 15–26.

Frank, E., Elon, L., Naimi, T., & Brewer, R. 'Alcohol consumption and alcohol counselling behaviour among US medical students: cohort study.[see comment]', BMJ, vol. 337, 2008. pp. a2155.

Hibell, Bjorn; Guttormsson, Ulf; Ahlstrom, Salme; Balakireva, Olga; Bjarnason, Thoroddur; Kokkevi, Anna; Kraus, Ludwig. (2009) The 2007 ESPAD report: Substance Use Among Students in 35 European Countries, Stockholm: The Swedish Council for Information on Alcohol and Other Drugs, CAN; Council of Europe, Co-operation Group to Combat Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Drug (Pompidou Group).

Huang, J. H., DeJong, W., Towvim, L. G., & Schneider, S. K. 'Sociodemographic and psychobehavioral characteristics of US college students who abstain from alcohol', Journal of American College Health, vol. 57, no. 4, Jan 2009. pp. 395–410.

Kypri, K., Paschall, M. J., Langley, J., Baxter, J., Cashell–Smith, M., & Bourdeau, B. 'Drinking and alcohol-related harm among New Zealand university students: findings from a national Web-based survey', Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research , vol. 33, no. 2, Feb 2009. pp. 307–314.Top of page

LaBrie, J. W., Hummer, J. F., & Neighbors, C. (December 2008) Self-consciousness moderates the relationship between perceived norms and drinking in college students, Addictive Behaviors 33:12, pp. 1529–1539.

LaBrie, J. W., & Pedersen, E. R. 'Prepartying promotes heightened risk in the college environment: an event-level report', Addictive Behaviors, vol. 33, no. 7, Jul 2008. pp. 955–959.

Lavigne, A. M., Witt, C. F., Wood, M. D., Laforge, R., & DeJong, W. 'Predictors of college student support for alcohol control policies and stricter enforcement strategies', American Journal of Drug & Alcohol Abuse, vol. 34, no. 6, 2008. pp. 749–759.

Lewis, Melissa A.; Lindgren, Kristen P.; Fossos, Nicole; Neighbors, Clayton; Oster-Aaland, Laura. (May 2009) Examining the relationship between typical drinking behavior and 21st birthday drinking behavior among college students: implications for event-specific prevention, Addiction 104:5, pp. 760–767.

Neighbors, C., O’Connor, R. M., Lewis, M. A., Chawla, N., Lee, C. M., & Fossos, N. 'The relative impact of injunctive norms on college student drinking: the role of reference group', Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, vol. 22, no. 4, Dec 2008. pp. 576–581.

Rothman, E. F., DeJong, W., Palfai, T., & Saitz, R. 'Relationship of age of first drink to alcohol-related consequences among college students with unhealthy alcohol use', Substance Abuse, vol. 29, no. 1, 2008. pp. 33–41.

Usdan, Stuart; Martin, Ryan; Mays, Darren; Cremeens, Jennifer; Weitzel, Jessica Aungst; Bernhardt, Jay. (2008) Self-reported consequences of intoxication among college students: implications for harm reduction approaches to high-risk drinking, Journal of Drug Education 38:4, pp. 377–387.Top of page

Voas, R. B., Johnson, M., Turrisi, R. J., Taylor, D., Honts, C. R., & Nelsen, L. 'Bringing alcohol on campus to raise money: impact on student drinking and drinking problems', Addiction, vol. 103, no. 6, Jun 2008. pp. 940–950.

Wechsler, H., & Nelson, T. F. 'What we have learned from the Harvard School Of Public Health College Alcohol Study: focusing attention on college student alcohol consumption and the environmental conditions that promote it', Journal of Studies on Alcohol & Drugs, vol. 69, no. 4, Jul 2008. pp. 481–490.

Pregnancy (Including Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder)

Alati, R., Clavarino, A., Najman, J. M., O’Callaghan, M., Bor, W., Mamun, A. A., & Williams, G. M. 'The developmental origin of adolescent alcohol use: findings from the Mater University Study of Pregnancy and its outcomes', Drug & Alcohol Dependence, vol. 98, no. 1–2, 1 Nov 2008. pp. 136–143.

Armstrong, M. A., Kaskutas, L. A., Witbrodt, J., Taillac, C. J., Hung, Y. Y., Osejo, V. M., & Escobar, G. J. 'Using drink size to talk about drinking during pregnancy: a randomized clinical trial of Early Start Plus', Social Work in Health Care, vol. 48, no. 1, Jan 2009. pp. 90–103.

Binns, C. W., & Giglia, R. Alcohol, pregnancy and breastfeeding; an analysis of the 1995 and 2001 National Health Survey data. Breastfeeding Review 2008, 16, (1), pp. 17–24.

Chazeron, Ingrid de; Llorca, Pierre–Michel; Ughetto, Sylvie; Vendittelli, Francoise; Boussiron, Didier; Sapin, Vincent; Coudore, Francois; Lemery, Didier. (May 2008) Is pregnancy the time to change alcohol consumption habits in France? Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 32:5, pp. 868–873.

Coyne, K. L., de Costa, C. M., Heazlewood, R. J., & Newman, H. C. 'Pregnancy characteristics of women giving birth to children with fetal alcohol syndrome in Far North Queensland', Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, vol. 48, no. 3, Jun 2008. pp. 240–247.

Delpisheh, A., Topping, J., Reyad, M., Tang, A., & Brabin, B. J. 'Prenatal alcohol exposure, CYP17 gene polymorphisms and fetal growth restriction', European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Reproductive Biology, vol. 138, no. 1, May 2008. pp. 49–53.Top of page

Disney, E. R., Iacono, W., McGue, M., Tully, E., & Legrand, L. 'Strengthening the case: prenatal alcohol exposure is associated with increased risk for conduct disorder', Pediatrics, vol. 122, no. 6, Dec 2008. pp. e1225–e1230.

Elliott, Lisa; Coleman, Kristina; Suebwongpat, Arsupol; Norris, Sarah (2008) Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD): systematic reviews of prevention, diagnosis and management, Christchurch: Health Services Assessment Collaboration.

Giglia, R., & Binns, C. W. The effect of alcohol intake on breastfeeding duration in Australian women. Acta Paediatrica 2008, 97, pp. 624–629.

Giglia, R. C., & Binns, C. W. 'Alcohol, pregnancy and breastfeeding; a comparison of the 1995 and 2001 National Health Survey data', Breastfeeding Review, vol. 16, no. 1, Mar 2008. pp. 17–24.

Grant, T. M., Huggins, J. E., Sampson, P. D., Ernst, C. C., Barr, H. M., & Streissguth, A. P. 'Alcohol use before and during pregnancy in western Washington, 1989–2004: implications for the prevention of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders', American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, vol. 200, no. 3, Mar 2009. p. 278.

Guerri, Consuelo; Baxinet, Alissa; Riley, Edward P. (March/April 2009) Foetal alcohol spectrum disorders and alterations in brain and behaviour, Alcohol and Alcoholism 44:2, pp. 108–114.

Havens, Jennifer R.; Simmons, Leigh Ann; Shannon, Lisa M.; Hansen, Wendy F. (January 2009) Factors associated with substance use during pregnancy: results from a national sample, Drug and Alcohol Dependence 99:1–3, pp. 89–95.

Hotham, E., Ali, R., White, J., & Robinson, J. 'Pregnancy-related changes in tobacco, alcohol and cannabis use reported by antenatal patients at two public hospitals in South Australia', Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, vol. 48, no. 3, Jun 2008. pp. 248–254.

Hutchinson, D. M., Alati, R., Najman, J. M., Mattick, R. P., Bor, W., O’Callaghan, M., et al. Maternal attitudes in pregnancy predict drinking initiation in adolescence. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 2008, 42(4), 324–334.Top of page

Kelly, Yvonne; Sacker, Amanda; Gray, Ron; Kelly, John; Wolke, Dieter; Quigley, Maria A. (October 2008) Light drinking in pregnancy, a risk for behavioural problems and cognitive deficits at 3 years of age? International Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access pp. 1–12.

Lui S et al. 'Psychosocial interventions for women enrolled in alcohol treatment during pregnancy'. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008, Issue 3.

McBride, N., Carruthers, S. J., & Hutchinson, D. Alcohol Use During Pregnancy. Formative Intervention Research. Final Report. National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth. 2008.

Nayak, R. B., & Murthy, P. 'Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. [Review] [38 refs]', Indian Pediatrics, vol. 45, no. 12, Dec 2008. pp. 977–983.

Ondersma, Steven J.; Winhusen, Theresa; Erickson, Sarah J.; Stine, Susan M.; Wang, Yun. (April 2009) Motivation enhancement therapy with pregnant substance-abusing women: does baseline motivation moderate efficacy? Drug and Alcohol Dependence 101:1–2, pp. 74–79.

Sun, Yuelian; Strandberg–Larsen, Katrine; Vestergaard, Mogens; Christensen, Jakob; Andersen, Nybo; Gronbaek, Morten; Olsen, Jorn. (2008) Binge drinking during pregnancy and risk of seizures in childhood: a study based on the Danish National Birth cohort, American Journal of Epidemiology 169:3, pp. 313–322.

Sayal, K. 'Commentary: Light drinking in pregnancy: can a glass or two hurt?[comment]', International Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 38, no. 1, Feb 2009. pp. 140–142.

Sayal, K., Heron, J., Golding, J., Alati, R., Smith, G. D., Gray, R., & Emond, A. 'Binge pattern of alcohol consumption during pregnancy and childhood mental health outcomes: longitudinal population-based study', Pediatrics, vol. 123, no. 2, Feb 2009. pp. e289–e296.

Usman Khalafzai, R. 'Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders', Chisholm Health Ethics Bulletin, vol. 14, no. 2, 2008. pp. 9–12.

Vahidnia, F., Eskenazi, B., & Jewell, N. 'Maternal smoking, alcohol drinking, and febrile convulsion', Seizure, vol. 17, no. 4, Jun 2008. pp. 320–326.Top of page

Alcohol dependence

Behrendt, S.; Wittchen, H.-U.; Hofler, M.; Lieb, R.; Beesdo, K. (January 2009) Transitions from first substance use to substance use disorders in adolescence: is early onset associated with a rapid escalation? Drug and Alcohol Dependence 99:1–3, pp. 68–78.

Caselli, Gabrielle; Bortolai, Chiara; Leoni, Mauro; Rovetto, Francesco; Spada, Marcantonio M. (December 2008) Rumination in problem drinkers, Addiction Research & Theory 16:6, pp. 564–571.

Dawson, Deborah A.; Goldstein, Rise B.; Chou, S. Patricia; Ruan, W. June; Grant, Bridget F. (December 2008) Age at first drink and the first incidence of adult-onset DSM-IV alcohol use disorders, Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 32:12, pp. 2149–2160.

Dawson, Deborah A.; Li, Ting–Kai; Chou, S. Patricia; Grant, Bridget F. (January/February 2009) Transitions in and out of alcohol use disorders: their associations with conditional changes in quality of life over a 3-year follow-up interval, Alcohol and Alcoholism 44:1, pp. 84–92.

Farris, Suzan R.; Ostafin, Brian D. (2008) Alcohol consumption primes automatic alcohol-approach associations, American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse 34:6, pp. 703–711.

Feil, Jodie; Hasking, Penelope. (October 2008) The relationship between personality, coping strategies and alcohol use, Addiction Research & Theory 16:5, pp. 526–537.

Flensborg–Madsen, Trine; Knop, Joachim; Mortensen, Erik Lykke; Becker, Ulrik; Makhija, Nita; Sher, Leo; Gronbaek, Morten. (May 2008) Beverage preference and risk of alcohol-use disorders: a Danish prospective cohort study, Journal of studies on Alcohol and Drugs 69:3, pp. 3371–377.

Greenfield, T. K., Harford, T. C., & Tam, T. W. 'Modeling cognitive influences on drinking and alcohol problems', Journal of Studies on Alcohol & Drugs, vol. 70, no. 1, Jan 2009. pp. 78–86.

Grucza, Richard A.; Bucholz, Kathleen K.; Rice, John P.; Bierut, Laura J. (May 2008) Secular trends in the life time prevalence of alcohol dependence in the United States: a re-evaluation, Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 32:5, pp. 763–770.Top of page

Schuckit, Marc A. (2009) Alcohol use disorders, Lancet 373, pp. 492–501.

Shand, Fiona L.; Mattick, Richard L. (2008) Clients of treatment service agencies: May 2001 census findings, Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing.

Slade, Tim; Grove, Rachel; Teesson, Maree. (May 2009) A taxometric study of alcohol abuse and dependence in a general population sample: evidence of dimensional latent structure and implications for DSM-V, Addiction 104:5, pp. 742–751.

Waldron, M., Heath, A. C., Bucholz, K. K., Madden, P. A., & Martin, N. G. 'Alcohol dependence and reproductive onset: findings in two Australian twin cohorts', Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, vol. 32, no. 11, Nov 2008. pp. 1865–1874.

Comorbidity

Allsop, S. (ed) Drug use and mental health: effective responses to co-occurring drug and mental health problems. IP Communications, Melbourne. 2008.

Buckner, Julia D.; Turner, R. Jay. (February 2009) Social anxiety disorder as a risk factor for alcohol use disorders: a prospective examination of parental and peer influences, Drug and Alcohol Dependence 100:1–2, pp. 128–137.

Chen, Chuan–Yu; Storr, Carla L.; Tang, Gung–Mong; Huang, Su–Ling; Hsiao, Chuhsing Kate; Chen, Wei J. (June 2008) Early alcohol experiences and adolescent mental health: a population-based study in Taiwan, Drug and Alcohol Dependence 95:3, pp. 209–218.

Cleary, Michelle; Hunt, Glenn E.; Matheson, Sandra; Walter, Garry. (March 2009) Views of Australian mental health stakeholders on clients’ problematic drug and alcohol use, Drug and Alcohol Review 28:2, pp. 122–128.

Dunn, Erin C.; Neighbors, Clayton; Fossos, Nicole; Larimer, Mary E. (January 2009) A cross-lagged evalution of eating disorder symptomatology and substance-use problems, Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs 70:1, pp. 106–116.Top of page

Esterberg, Michelle L.; Goulding, Sandra M.; McClure–Tone, Erin B.; Compton, Michael T. (April 2009) Schizotypy and nicotine, alcohol and cannabis use in a non-psychiatric sample, Addictive Behaviors 34:4, pp. 374–379.

Harrell, Zaje A. T.; Slane, Jennifer D.; Klump, Kelly L. (March 2009) Predictors of alcohol problems in college women: the role of depressive symptoms, disordered eating, and family history of alcoholism, Addictive Behaviors 34:3, pp. 252–257.

Knop, Joachim; Penick, Elizabeth C.; Nickel, Elizabeth J.; Mortensen, Erik L.; Sullivan, Margaret A.; Murtaza, Syed; Jensen, Per; Manzardo, Ann M.; Gabrielli, William F. (March 2009) Childhood ADHD and conduct disorder as independent predictors of male alcohol dependence at age 40, Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs 70:2, pp. 169–177.

Lai, Harr Man Xiong; Huang, Qi Rong. (May 2009) Comorbidity of mental disorders and alcohol and drug use disorders: analysis of New South Wales inpatient data, Drug and Alcohol Review 28:3, pp. 235–242.

Lubman, D. I.; Hides, L.; Scaffidi, A.; Elkins, K.; Stevens, M.; Marks, R. (October 2008) Implementing mental health screening within a youth alcohol and other drugs service, Mental Health and Substance Use: Dual Diagnosis 1:3, pp. 254–261.

Malat, J.; Leszcz, M.; Negrete, J. C.; Turner, N.; Collins, J.; Liu, E.; Toneatto, T. (September – October 2008) Interpersonal group psychotherapy for comorbid alcohol dependence and non-psychotic psychiatric disorders, American Journal on Addictions 17:5, pp. 402–407.

Marmorstein, Naomi R. (January 2009) Longitudinal associations between alcohol problems and depressive symptoms: early adolescence through early adulthood, Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 33:1, pp. 49–59.

Miranda, Robert; MacKillop, James; Meyerson, Lori A.; Justus, Alicia; Lovallo, William R. (May 2009) Influence of antisocial and psychopathic traits on decision-making biases in alcoholics, Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 33:5, pp. 817–825.

Ogle, R. L., & Clements, C. M. 'Deliberate self-harm and alcohol involvement in college-aged females: a controlled comparison in a nonclinical sample', American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, vol. 78, no. 4, Oct 2008. pp. 442–448.Top of page

Sher, Leo; Stanley, Barbara H.; Harkavy–Friedman, Jill M.; Carballo, Juan J.; Arendt, Mikkel; Brent, David A.; Sperling, Dahlia; Lizardi, Dana; Mann, John; Oquendo, Maria A. (June 2008) Depressed patients with co-occurring alcohol use disorders: a unique patient population, Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 69:6, pp. 907–915.

Other drugs and poly drug use

Colpaert, Kathy; Vanderplasschen, Wouther; Hal, Guido Van; Broekaert, Eric; Schuyten, Gilberte. (Spring 2008) Dual substance abusers seeking treatment: demographic, substance-related, and treatment utilization characteristics, Journal of Drug Issues 38:2, pp. 559–584.

Fillmore, Mark T.; Ostling, Erik W.; Martin, Catherine A.; Kelly, Thomas H. (February 2009) Acute effects of alcohol on inhibitory control and information processing in high and low sensation-seekers, Drug and Alcohol Dependence 100:1–2, pp. 91–99.

Moore, David (ed); Dietze, Paul (ed) (2008) Drugs and public health: Australian perspectives on policy and practice, South Melbourne: Oxford University Press.

O’Grady, Kevin E.; Arria, Amelia M.; Fitzelle, Dawn M. B.; Wish, Eric D. (Spring 2008) Heavy drinking and polydrug use among college students, Journal of Drug Issues 38:2, pp. 445–466.

Pakula, Basia; Macdonald, Scott; Stockwell, Tim; Sharma, Richa. (April 2009) Simultaneous use of alcohol and cocaine : a qualitative investigation, Journal of Substance Use 14:2, pp. 101–112.

Pape, Hilde; Rossow, Ingeborg; Storvoll, Elisabet E. (April 2009) Under double influence: assessment of simultaneous alcohol and cannabis use in general youth populations, Drug and Alcohol Dependence 101:1–2, pp. 69–73.

Penacoba, Puente C.; Gonzalez Gutierrez, J. L.; Abellan, C.; Lopez, A. (2008) Sensation seeking, attitudes toward drug use, and actual use among adolescents: testing a model for alcohol and ecstasy use, Substance Use & Misuse 43, pp. 1615–1627.

Homeless

Australian National Council on Drugs ([2008]) Alcohol and other drug use among those who are homeless, Civic Square ACT: Australian National Council on Drugs.

Karper, Laurence; Kaufmann, Michael; Millspaugh, Gary; Vega, Evett; Stern, Glenn; Stern, Gail; Ezrow, D. James; Giansante, Shirley; Lynch, Mary. (2008) Coordination of care for homeless individuals with comorbid severe mental disorders and substance-related disorders, Journal of Dual Diagnosis 4:2, pp. 142–157.Top of page

Larimer, M. E., Malone, D. K., Garner, M. D., Atkins, D. C., Burlingham, B., Lonczak, H. S., Tanzer, K., Ginzler, J., Clifasefi, S. L., Hobson, W. G., & Marlatt, G. A. 'Health care and public service use and costs before and after provision of housing for chronically homeless persons with severe alcohol problems', JAMA, vol. 301, no. 13, 1 Apr 2009. pp. 1349–1357.

Socioeconomic differences

Andersen, A., Holstein, B. E., & Due, P. 'Large-scale alcohol use and socioeconomic position of origin: longitudinal study from ages 15 to 19 years', Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, vol. 36, no. 3, May 2008. pp. 326–329.

Batty, G. D., Lewars, H., Emslie, C., Benzeval, M., & Hunt, K. 'Problem drinking and exceeding guidelines for ‘sensible’ alcohol consumption in Scottish men: associations with life course socioeconomic disadvantage in a population-based cohort study', BMC Public Health, vol. 8, 2008. p. 302.

Bloomfield, K., Grittner, U., Rasmussen, H. B., & Petersen, H. C. 'Socio-demographic correlates of alcohol consumption in the Danish general population', Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, vol. 36, no. 6, Aug 2008. pp. 580–588.

Caldwell, T. M.; Rodgers, B.; Clark, C.; Jefferis, B. J. M. H.; Stansfeld, S. A.; Power, C. (June 2008) Lifecourse socioeconomic predictors of midlife drinking patterns, problems and abstention: findings from the 1958 British Birth Cohort Study, Drug and Alcohol Dependence 95:3, pp. 269–278.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 'Sociodemographic differences in binge drinking among adults – 14 States, 2004', MMWR – Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, vol. 58, no. 12, 3 Apr 2009. pp. 301–304.

Dietze, P. M., et al. Income inequality and alcohol attributable harm in Australia. BMC Public Health, 9: 70, 25 Feb 2009.Top of page

Kuendig, H., Plant, M. L., Plant, M. A., Kuntsche, S., Miller, P., Gmel, G., Ahlstrom, S., Bergmark, K. H., Olafsdottir, H., Elekes, Z., Csemy, L., & Knibbe, R. 'Beyond drinking: differential effects of demographic and socioeconomic factors on alcohol-related adverse consequences across European countries', European Addiction Research, vol. 14, no. 3, 2008. pp. 150–160.

Lemstra, M., Bennett, N. R., Neudorf, C., Kunst, A., Nannapaneni, U., Warren, L. M., Kershaw, T., & Scott, C. R. 'A meta-analysis of marijuana and alcohol use by socio-economic status in adolescents aged 10–15 years. [Review] [70 refs]', Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. Revue Canadienne de Sante Publique. 99, no. 3, May 2008. pp. 172–177.

Makela, P., & Paljarvi, T. 'Do consequences of a given pattern of drinking vary by socioeconomic status? A mortality and hospitalisation follow-up for alcohol-related causes of the Finnish Drinking Habits Surveys', Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, vol. 62, no. 8, Aug 2008. pp. 728–733.

Parents (including genetics)

Abar, Caitlin; Turrisi, Robert. (October 2008) How important are parents during the college years? A longitudinal perspective on indirect influences parents yield on their college teens’ alcohol use, Addictive Behaviors 33:10, pp. 1360–1368.

Chawla, Neharika; Neighbors, Clayton; Logan, Diane; Lewis, Melissa A.; Fossos, Nicole. (January 2009) Perceived approval of friends and parents as mediators of the relationship between self-determination and drinking, Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs 70:1, pp. 92–100.

Ducci, F., & Goldman, D. Genetic approaches to addiction: genes and alcohol, Addiction 2008 103:9, pp. 1414–1428.

Macleod, J., Hickman, M., Bowen, E., Alati, R., Tilling, K., & Smith, G. D. 'Parental drug use, early adversities, later childhood problems and children’s use of tobacco and alcohol at age 10: birth cohort study', Addiction, vol. 103, no. 10, Oct 2008. pp. 1731–1743.

Morean, Meghan E.; Corbin, William R.; Sinha, Rajita; O’Malley, Stephanie. (March 2009) Parental history of anxiety and alcohol-use disorders and alcohol expectancies as predictors of alcohol-related problems, Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs 70:2, pp. 227–236.Top of page

Slutske, W. S., D’Onofrio, B. M., Turkheimer, E., Emery, R. E., Harden, K. P., Heath, A. C., & Martin, N. G. 'Searching for an environmental effect of parental alcoholism on offspring alcohol use disorder: a genetically informed study of children of alcoholics', Journal of Abnormal Psychology, vol. 117, no. 3, Aug 2008. pp. 534–551.

Schuckit, Marc A. (January 2009) An overview of genetic influences in alcoholism, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 36:1, pp. S5 – S14.

Thompson, R. G., Jr., Lizardi, D., Keyes, K. M., & Hasin, D. S. 'Childhood or adolescent parental divorce/separation, parental history of alcohol problems, and offspring lifetime alcohol dependence', Drug & Alcohol Dependence, vol. 98, no. 3, 1 Dec 2008. pp. 264–269.

Tildesley, E. A., & Andrews, J. A. 'The development of children’s intentions to use alcohol: direct and indirect effects of parent alcohol use and parenting behaviors', Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, vol. 22, no. 3, Sep 2008. pp. 326–339.

van der Zwaluw, C. S., Scholte, R. H., Vermulst, A. A., Buitelaar, J. K., Verkes, R. J., & Engels, R. C. 'Parental problem drinking, parenting, and adolescent alcohol use', Journal of Behavioral Medicine, vol. 31, no. 3, Jun 2008. pp. 189–200.

Older people

Ferreira, M. P., & Weems, M. K. 'Alcohol consumption by aging adults in the United States: health benefits and detriments. [Review] [105 refs]', Journal of the American Dietetic Association, vol. 108, no. 10, Oct 2008. pp. 1668–1676.

Steunenberg, Bas; Yagmur, Senay; Cuijpers, Pim. (October 2008) Depression and alcohol use among the Dutch residential home elderly: is there a shared vulnerability? Addiction Research & Theory 16:5, pp. 514–525.Top of page

Tucker, K. L., Jugdaohsingh, R., Powell, J. J., Qiao, N., Hannan, M. T., Sripanyakorn, S., Cupples, L. A., & Kiel, D. P. 'Effects of beer, wine, and liquor intakes on bone mineral density in older men and women.[see comment]', American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 89, no. 4, Apr 2009. pp. 1188–1196.

Gender and sexuality

Chaplin, Tara M,; Hong, Kwangik; Bergquist, Keri; Sinha, Rajita. (July 2008) Gender differences in response to emotional stress: an assessment across subjective, behavioral, and physiological domains and relations to alcohol craving, Alcoholism: clinical and experimental research 32:7, pp. 1242–1250.

Eldridge, Adam; Roberts, Marion. (June 2008) Hen parties: bonding or brawling? Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy 15:3, pp. 323–328.

Grucza, Richard A,; Norbery, Karen; Bucholz, Kathleen K,; Bierut, Laura J. (August 2008) Correspondence between secular changes in alcohol dependence and age of drinking onset among women in the United States, Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 32:8, pp. 1493–1501.

Hutton, Heidi E,; McCaul, Mary E,; Santora, Patricia B,; Erbelding, Emily J. (2008) The relationship between recent alcohol use and sexual behaviors: gender differences among sexually transmitted disease clinic patients, Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research 32:11, pp. 2008–2015.

Keogh, Peter; Reid, David; Bourne, Adam; Weatherburn, Peter; Hickson, Ford; Jessup, Kathie; Hammond, Gary. (February 2009) Wasted opportunities: problematic alcohol and drug use among gay men and bisexual men, London: Sigma Research.

LaBrie, Joseph W.; Cail, Jessica; Hummer, Justin F.; Lac, Andrew; Neighbors, Clayton. (March 2009) What men want: the role of reflective opposite-sex normative preferences in alcohol use among college women, Psychology of Addictive Behaviors 23:1, pp. 157–162.Top of page

Lemke, S., Schutte, K. K., Brennan, P. L., & Moos, R. H. 'Gender differences in social influences and stressors linked to increased drinking', Journal of Studies on Alcohol & Drugs, vol. 69, no. 5, Sep 2008. pp. 695–702.

Leyshon, Michael. (June 2008) 'We’re stuck in the corner’: young women, embodiment and drinking in the countryside, Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy 15:3, pp. 267–289.

Morgen, Camilla Schmidt; Bove, Kira Bang; Larsen, Katrine Strandberg; Kjaer, Susanne Kruger; Gronbaek, Morten. (May/June 2008) Association between smoking and the risk of heavy drinking among young women: a prospective study, Alcohol and Alcoholism 43:3, pp. 371–375.

Plany, M. L. (June 2008) The role of alcohol in women’s lives: a review of issue and responses, Journal of Substance Use 13:3, pp. 155–191.

Powers, J. R., & Young, A. F. Longitudinal analysis of alcohol consumption and health of middle-aged women in Australia, Addiction 2008, 103, 424–432.

Randolph, Mary E.; Torres, Hector; Gore–Felton, Cheryl. (2009) Alcohol use and sexual risk behavior among college students: understanding gender and ethnic differences, American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse 35:2, pp. 80–84.

Sugarman, Dawn E.; DeMartini, Kelly S.; Carey, Kate B. (May – June 2009) Are women at greater risk? An examination of alcohol-related consequences and gender, American Journal on Addictions 18:3, pp. 194–197.Top of page

Trocki, K., & Drabble, L. 'Bar patronage and motivational predictors of drinking in the San Francisco Bay Area: gender and sexual identity differences', Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. Suppl 5, Nov 2008. pp. 345–356.

Tsai, James; Floyd, R. Louise; O’Connor, Mary J.; Velasquez, Mary M. (February 2009) Alcohol use and serious psychological distress among women of childbearing age, Addictive Behaviours 34:2, pp. 146–153.

Withnall, Janice; Hill, Stuart B.; Bourgeois, Sharon. (April 2009) Alcohol, women and midlife, Of Substance 7:2, pp. 14–15.

Culturally & linguistically diverse populations

Beauvais, F., Jumper–Thurman, P., & Burnside, M. 'The changing patterns of drug use among American Indian students over the past 30 years', American Indian & Alaska Native Mental Health Research (Online), vol. 15, no. 2, 2008. pp. 15–24.

Drug and Alcohol Multicultural Education Centre (DAMEC) AER Foundation ([2008]) Alcohol and drug use in culturally diverse communities: overall summary, [Redfern]: Drug and Alcohol Multicultural Education Centre (DAMEC).

Ebbett, Erin; Clarke, Dave. (2009) Maori identification, alcohol behaviour and mental health: a review, International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction [online edition].

Friese, B., & Grube, J. 'Differences in drinking behavior and access to alcohol between Native American and white adolescents', Journal of Drug Education, vol. 38, no. 3, 2008. pp. 273–284.

Nyaronga, D., Greenfield, T. K., & McDaniel, P. A. 'Drinking context and drinking problems among black, white, and Hispanic men and women in the 1984, 1995, and 2005 US National Alcohol Surveys', Journal of Studies on Alcohol & Drugs, vol. 70, no. 1, Jan 2009. pp. 16–26.

Zhang, Y., Guo, X., Saitz, R., Levy, D., Sartini, E., Niu, J., & Ellison, R. C. 'Secular trends in alcohol consumption over 50 years: the Framingham Study', American Journal of Medicine, vol. 121, no. 8, Aug 2008. pp. 695–701.

Geographic differences

Bell, D. 'Destination drinking: toward a research agenda on alcotourism'. Drugs: education, prevention and policy 2008,15:3, 291–304.

Hughes, C., Julian, R., Richman, M., Mason, R., & Long, G. 'Harnessing the power of perception: reducing alcohol-related harm among rural teenagers', Youth Studies Australia, vol. 27, no. 2, Jun 2008. pp. 26–35.Top of page

Jayne, M., Valentine, G., & Holloway, S. L. 'The place of drink: geographical contributions to alcohol studies. Drugs: education, prevention and policy’, June 2008; 15(3): 219–232.

Kendrick, S. F., & Stewart, S. F. 'Reducing the harm caused by alcohol: a coordinated European response', Clinical Medicine, vol. 8, no. 5, Oct 2008. pp. 522–524.

Khaltourina, D. A., & Korotayev, A. V. 'Potential for alcohol policy to decrease the mortality crisis in Russia', Evaluation & the Health Professions, vol. 31, no. 3, Sep 2008. pp. 272–281.

Kneale, James; French, Shaun (2008) 'Mapping alcohol: health, policy and the geographies of problem drinking in Britain'. Drugs: education, prevention and policy,15:3, 233–249.

Petrie, D., Doran, C., Shakeshaft, A., & Sanson–Fisher, R. 'The relationship between alcohol consumption and self-reported health status using the EQ5D: evidence from rural Australia', Social Science & Medicine, vol. 67, no. 11, Dec 2008. pp. 1717–1726.

Sports people

Dietze, P. M., Fitzgerald, J. L., & Jenkinson, R. A. 'Drinking by professional Australian Football League (AFL) players: prevalence and correlates of risk', Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 189, no. 9, 3 Nov 2008. pp. 479–483.

Elliot, Diane L.; Goldberg, Linn; Moe, Esther, L.; DeFrancesco, Carol A.; Durham, Melissa B.; McGinnis, Wendy; Lockwood, Chondra. (August 2008) Long-term outcomes of the ATHENA (Athletes Targeting Health Exercise & Nutrition Alternatives) program for female high school athletes, Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education 52:2, pp. 73–92.

Glassman, Travis; Dodd, Virginia; Sheu, Jiunn–Jye; Miller, Maureen; Arthur, Ashley. (August 2008) Winning isn’t everything: a case study of high-risk drinking the night of the 2006 national championship football game, Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education 52:2, pp. 31–48.

Grossbard, Joel R.; Geisner, Irene M.; Mastroleo, Nadine R. (April 2009) Athletic identity, descriptive norms, and drinking among athletes transitioning to college, Addictive Behaviors 34:4, pp. 352–359.Top of page

Lecoultre, Virgile; Schultz, Yves. (May/June 2009) Effect of a small dose of alcohol on the endurance performance of trained cyclists, Alcohol and Alcoholism 44:3, pp. 278–283.

Martens, M. P., LaBrie, J. W., Hummer, J. F., & Pedersen, E. R. 'Understanding sport-related drinking motives in college athletes: psychometric analyses of the Athlete Drinking Scale', Addictive Behaviors, vol. 33, no. 7, Jul 2008. pp. 974–977.

Martha, C., Grelot, L., & Peretti–Watel, P. 'Participants’ sports characteristics related to heavy episodic drinking among French students', International Journal of Drug Policy, vol. 20, no. 2, Mar 2009. pp. 152–160.

Mays, Darren; Thompson, Nancy J. (2009) Alcohol-related risk behaviors and sports participation among adolescents: an analysis of 2005 Youth Risk Behavior Survey data, Journal of Adolescent Health 44:1, pp. 87–89.

O’Brien, Kerry; Hunter, Jackie; Kypri, Kypros; Ali, Ajmol. (November 2008) Gender equality in university sportspeople’s drinking, Drug and Alcohol Review 27:6, pp. 659–665.

Wichstrom, Tove; Wichstrom, Lars. (January 2009) Does sport participation during adolescence prevent later alcohol, tobacco and cannabis use? Addiction 104:1, pp. 138–149.

Yusko, D. A., Buckman, J. F., White, H. R., & Pandina, R. J. 'Alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs, and performance enhancers: a comparison of use by college student athletes and nonathletes', Journal of American College Health, vol. 57, no. 3, Nov 2008. pp. 281–290

Yusko, D. A., Buckman, J. F., White, H. R., & Pandina, R. J. (December 2008) Risk for excessive alcohol use and drinking-related problems in college student athletes, Addictive Behaviors 33:12, pp. 1546–1556