Effective alcohol policies and lifetime abstinence: An analysis of the International Alcohol Control policy index

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dc.citation.issue3
dc.citation.volume42
dc.contributor.authorLeung J
dc.contributor.authorCasswell S
dc.contributor.authorParker K
dc.contributor.authorHuckle T
dc.contributor.authorRomeo J
dc.contributor.authorGraydon-Guy T
dc.contributor.authorByron K
dc.contributor.authorCallinan S
dc.contributor.authorChaiyasong S
dc.contributor.authorGordon R
dc.contributor.authorHarker N
dc.contributor.authorMacKintosh AM
dc.contributor.authorMeier P
dc.contributor.authorParaje G
dc.contributor.authorParry CD
dc.contributor.authorPham C
dc.contributor.authorWilliams PP
dc.contributor.authorRanderson S
dc.contributor.authorSchelleman-Offermans K
dc.contributor.authorSengee G
dc.contributor.authorTorun P
dc.contributor.authorvan Dalen W
dc.coverage.spatialAustralia
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-23T02:55:25Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-04T01:41:47Z
dc.date.available2022-11-24
dc.date.available2023-08-23T02:55:25Z
dc.date.available2023-09-04T01:41:47Z
dc.date.issued2023-03
dc.date.updated2023-08-23T01:51:18Z
dc.description© 2022 The Authors.
dc.description.abstractIntroduction Alcohol abstinence remains common among adults globally, although low and middle-income countries are experiencing declines in abstention. The effect of alcohol policies on lifetime abstinence is poorly understood. The International Alcohol Control (IAC) policy index was developed to benchmark and monitor the uptake of effective alcohol policies and has shown strong associations with alcohol per capita consumption and drinking patterns. Uniquely, the index incorporates both policy ‘stringency’ and ‘impact’, reflecting policy implementation and enforcement, across effective policies. Here we assessed the association of the IAC policy index with lifetime abstinence in a diverse sample of jurisdictions. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of the relationship between the IAC policy index score, and its components, and lifetime abstinence among adults (15+ years) in 13 high and middle-income jurisdictions. We examined the correlations for each component of the index and stringency and impact separately. Results Overall, the total IAC policy index scores were positively correlated with lifetime abstinence (r = 0.76), as were both the stringency (r = 0.62) and impact (r = 0.82) scores. Marketing restrictions showed higher correlations with lifetime abstinence than other policy domains (r = 0.80), including restrictions on physical availability, pricing policies and drink-driving prevention. Discussion and Conclusion Our findings suggest that restricting alcohol marketing could be an important policy for the protection of alcohol abstention. The IAC policy index may be a useful tool to benchmark the performance of alcohol policy in supporting alcohol abstention in high and middle-income countries.
dc.format.extent704-713
dc.identifierhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36423899
dc.identifier.citationLeung J, Casswell S, Parker K, Huckle T, Romeo J, Graydon-Guy T, Byron K, Callinan S, Chaiyasong S, Gordon R, Harker N, MacKintosh AM, Meier P, Paraje G, Parry CD, Pham C, Williams PP, Randerson S, Schelleman-Offermans K, Sengee G, Torun P, van Dalen W. (2023). Effective alcohol policies and lifetime abstinence: An analysis of the International Alcohol Control policy index.. Drug Alcohol Rev. 42. 3. (pp. 704-713).
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/dar.13582
dc.identifier.eissn1465-3362
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.issn0959-5236
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/20015
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherJohn Wiley and Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs
dc.relation.isPartOfDrug Alcohol Rev
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectabstention
dc.subjectabstinence
dc.subjectalcohol
dc.subjectalcohol policy
dc.subjectpolicy index
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectAlcohol Drinking
dc.subjectCross-Sectional Studies
dc.subjectPublic Policy
dc.subjectMarketing
dc.subjectEthanol
dc.titleEffective alcohol policies and lifetime abstinence: An analysis of the International Alcohol Control policy index
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.elements-id458235
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