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Published on: July 10, 2017
Alcohol Availability, Use, and Harms Among Adolescents in Three Mexican Cities
Christopher L Ringwalt1, Mallie J Paschall2, Joel W Grube2
1Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States.
Abstract:
Alcohol remains readily available to youth in most countries. We examined the associations between both the on- and off-premises commercial availability of alcohol to youth and their alcohol use, heavy episodic drinking, and alcohol-related harms. We conducted the study using data from a survey of a sample of 594 students in central Mexico between 12 and 17 years of age in 2016. Both the perceived availability of alcohol and the purchasing of alcohol at an off-premises establishment were positively related to past-30-day alcohol use and heavy episodic drinking, as well as to alcohol-related harms in the past year. Consumption at on-premises establishments was also positively associated with alcohol-related harms. Preventive efforts to reduce the availability of alcohol at off- and on-premises establishments, by such strategies as mystery shopper and responsible beverage service programs, are imperative.
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