Changes in alcohol policies and public opinions in <scp>F</scp>inland 2003–2013

Österberg, Esa; Lindeman, Mikaela; Karlsson, Thomas

doi:10.1111/dar.12128

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“…Some age and income differences were also noted. These findings are consistent with previous studies in developed countries that found higher levels of support for certain alcohol policies among women [9,11,15,16,18,19], older persons [9,15,18,19] and less heavy drinkers [9,11,15,16,18]. Like other studies, this research did not find that support for alcohol policies varied by income [9].…”

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confidence: 92%

“…Across a variety of developed countries, support for more restrictive alcohol policies tends to be highest among women [9,11,15,16,18,19], older people [9,15,18,19] and light or non-drinkers [9,11,15,16,18]. Mixed findings have been observed regarding the effect of education and income [9,15,18].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Most of the public opinion research on alcohol policies is specific to the developed world [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]. Apart from studies from South Korea, Puerto Rico and Brazil [22][23][24], little is known about public support for tightening alcohol policies in developing countries.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Support for alcohol policies from drinkers in the City of Tshwane, South Africa: Data from the International Alcohol Control study

Parry

Trangenstein

Lombard

et al. 2017

Drug and Alcohol Review

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Introduction and Aims. South Africa is considering a range of alcohol policy reforms. This study aims to determine the magnitude of public support for 13 alcohol policies in the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality and whether this varies by demographic factors and heavy drinking status. Design and Methods. Data are from the South African arm of the International Alcohol Control study, a household survey of adult drinkers using a multistage stratified cluster random sampling design. The sample included 1920 drinkers aged 18–65 years (62% men), with complete drinking data for 16 drinking locations on 955 persons (510 heavy and 445 not heavy drinkers). Results. Over half (53%) of the sample were found to be heavy drinkers. Support varied by alcohol policy, ranging from 31% to 77%, with support above 50% for 11 of the 13 policies. Policy support was higher for policies increasing the purchase age to 21 years (77%), addressing drink driving (58–76%) and restricting physical availability (60–66%). There was slightly less support for policies restricting alcohol marketing (59%) or for policies increasing the price of alcohol (34–58%), especially if no justification was given or the funds were not earmarked. Policy support differed by age, gender, heavy drinking status and income. Discussion and Conclusions. Public support from adult drinkers for a range of alcohol policies is extensive and, as found elsewhere, was strongest for raising the minimum drinking age and lowest for increasing prices. The support from drinkers to increasing controls on alcohol could be one lever to getting control measures implemented. [Parry CDH, Trangenstein P, Lombard C, Jernigan DH, Morojele NK. Support for alcohol policies from drinkers in the City of Tshwane, South Africa: Data from the International Alcohol Control study. Drug Alcohol Rev 2017;00:000‐000]

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

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Support for alcohol policies from drinkers in the City of Tshwane, South Africa: Data from the International Alcohol Control study

Parry

Trangenstein

Lombard

et al. 2017

Drug and Alcohol Review

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“…Esa Österberg and colleagues [3] examine alcohol policies and public opinion in Finland over a recent decade (2003–2013) during a time of dramatic changes in alcohol policies. They conclude that with increasing alcohol consumption, there was a shift towards greater support for more restrictive alcohol policies.…”

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Public perceptions and alcohol policies: Six case studies that examine trends and interactions

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Livingston

2014

Drug and Alcohol Review

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“…36 In the US, no states have established control systems since the immediate post-Prohibition period; thus, expanding such systems might meet opposition from those who would like to eliminate them, including the alcohol industry. 16 In other countries (for example, Finland and the Scandinavian countries), government retail monopolies may be better accepted 37 and expansion into tobacco products better received. The addition of marijuana sales to government stores and framing expansions of the system as a means to rationalizing substance regulation could also increase public acceptance.…”

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Policy coherence, integration, and proportionality in tobacco control: Should tobacco sales be limited to government outlets?

Smith

McDaniel

Hiilamo

et al. 2017

J Public Health Pol

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Multiple factors, including marijuana decriminalization/legalization, tobacco endgame discourse, and alcohol industry pressures suggest that the retail regulatory environment for psychoactive or addictive substances is a dynamic one in which new options may be considered. In most countries the regulation of tobacco, marijuana, and alcohol is neither coherent, integrated, nor proportional to the potential harms related to these substances. We review the possible consequences of restricting tobacco sales to outlets run by government-operated alcohol retail monopolies, as well as the likely obstacles to such a policy. Such a move would allow governments increased options for regulating tobacco sales, and increase policy coherence, integration, and proportionality for substance regulation. It also could serve as an incremental step toward an endgame goal of eventually eliminating sales of commercial combustible tobacco.

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Changes in alcohol policies and public opinions in Finland 2003–2013

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Support for alcohol policies from drinkers in the City of Tshwane, South Africa: Data from the International Alcohol Control study

Support for alcohol policies from drinkers in the City of Tshwane, South Africa: Data from the International Alcohol Control study

Public perceptions and alcohol policies: Six case studies that examine trends and interactions

Policy coherence, integration, and proportionality in tobacco control: Should tobacco sales be limited to government outlets?

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