Alcohol’s harm to others: Using qualitative research to complement survey findings

Manton, Elizabeth; MacLean, Sarah; Laslett, Anne‐Marie; Room, Robin

doi:10.7895/ijadr.v3i2.178

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“…Moreover, future studies would benefit from specifying the harms from others' use of the three substances, preferably using a qualitative approach to identify the significant harms (e.g., physical, psychological) and then investigate the prevalence of the identified harms using surveys (for examples of studies combining survey data and qualitative data, see Manton, MacLean, Laslett, & Room, 2014;Scheffels et al, 2016). Further, to examine the possible impact of self-reported harm from others' substance use on health, survey data could be combined with registry data on health-related outcomes such as depression, anxiety and sickness absence, as well as substance-use problems (Lund et al, 2015;Rossow, 2015;Rossow & Ramstedt, 2016).…”

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Self-reported harm from others’ alcohol, cigarette and illegal drug use in Norway

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Storvoll

et al. 2019

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

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Aims: While it is documented that substance use harms others than the user, less is known about which substances people experience most harm from, and who the victims and perpetrators are. The aims were: (i) to estimate the prevalence of and overlap in self-reported harm from others’ alcohol, cigarette, and illegal drug use; (ii) to examine potential differences in the prevalence of harm from close relations’ and strangers’ use; and (iii) to examine how the prevalence of harm varies according to demographics and the respondents’ substance use. Methods: Population surveys conducted among 16–64-year-old Norwegians in 2012 and 2016 ( N = 3407) assessed self-reported harm from others’ alcohol, cigarette and illegal drug use with identical measures, demographic variables and the respondents’ substance use. Results: Experience of harm from others’ alcohol use was most common, followed by others’ smoking. For all three substances, a higher proportion experienced harm from close relations’ use. Nearly half had experienced harm from others’ use of at least one substance. Women and younger participants were more likely to report harm from others’ alcohol and cigarette use. While alcohol and illegal drug users were more often harmed by others’ use of these substances, smokers reported being less often harmed by others’ smoking. Conclusions: Self-reported harm from others’ alcohol, cigarette and illegal drug use corresponds with the prevalence of use of these substances in Norway. For all three substances, close relations’ use accounted for more harm than strangers’ use. Own substance use was an important correlate of experienced harm.

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Self-reported harm from others’ alcohol, cigarette and illegal drug use in Norway

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“…[ 1 5 6 ] Female children were more likely to report alcohol-related violence and problems at home; males were more likely to report assaults, property damage, and violence in the street. [ 10 11 12 13 14 ] A qualitative study of caregivers reported that children exposed to alcohol harm had greater shame, social withdrawal, anxiety, and poorer academic performance. [ 10 ]…”

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Alcohol harm to adolescents from others' drinking: A study from Kerala, India

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Ravi

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Indian J Psychiatry

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Context:There is scarce data on the prevalence of harm to adolescents from others’ use of alcohol from India.Aims:The aim is to study the prevalence of harm to school students from others’ alcohol use in the district of Ernakulam, Kerala and examines its psychosocial correlates among victims.Settings and Design:This was a cross-sectional survey of 7560 students of the age range of 12–19 years from 73 schools.Materials and Methods:Harm consequent to others’ drinking was assessed using a brief version of the World Health Organization–Thai Health Questionnaire on Harm to Others from Drinking. Standardized instruments were used to assess other measures.Statistical Analysis:The prevalence of various harms was determined. Mixed-effect logistic regression was used to explore the sociodemographic, academic, and psychological factors associated with various types of harms and odds ratios reported.Results:Harm due to others’ alcohol use was reported by 44.5%, frequent harm by 15.7%, psychological harm by 43.3%, physical harm by 9.7%, property harm by 2.9%, and financial harm by 15.4%. Boys reported greater harm than girls. Girls experienced relatively greater harm within the family and boys outside the family. Being older, having a part-time job and urban residence increased the odds of harm. Adolescents reporting harm had higher odds of substance use, psychological distress, suicidality, sexual abuse, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptom-counts.Conclusion:The high prevalence of harm from others alcohol use to adolescents with multiple negative impacts underscore the urgent need for public health measures to reduce social costs of alcohol use.

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“…If this association to some extent reflects causality, possible underlying mechanisms may include accumulation of numerous minor harms, as described above. One possible way to further investigate this issue is to supplement survey data with qualitative studies, in line with Manton and co-workers(Manton, MacLean, Laslett, & Room, 2014).…”

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Challenges in Estimating Population Impacts of Alcohol's Harm to others

Rossow

Ramstedt

2016

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

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BACKGROUND -There is a renewed interest in alcohol's harm to others (AHTO), and survey studies in the general population are often used to estimate the extent of harm, to address the severity and variety of harms, and to identify the victims of such harm. While cross-sectional survey studies are attractive in several respects, they also entail several methodological challenges. AIM -We discuss some of these issues, paying particular attention to the problems of causal attribution, transferability, survey data collection and range of harms. CONCLUSIONS -We offer some suggestions for study design to enhance causal inferences from studies examining alcohol's harm to others.

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Alcohol’s harm to others: Using qualitative research to complement survey findings

Cited by 18 publications

References 13 publications

Self-reported harm from others’ alcohol, cigarette and illegal drug use in Norway

Self-reported harm from others’ alcohol, cigarette and illegal drug use in Norway

Alcohol harm to adolescents from others' drinking: A study from Kerala, India

Challenges in Estimating Population Impacts of Alcohol's Harm to others

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