Drinking Patterns and Preferences Among Irish Substance Abusing Teenagers: A Pilot Study

Kearns, Caitriona; James, Philip; Smyth, Bobby P

doi:10.3109/10884602.2011.585720

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“…More recently, a nationwide telephone survey of U.S. youth ages 16–20 found that two-thirds of the underage drinkers surveyed had a preferred alcohol brand, with Smirnoff vodka and Budweiser beer being ranked as their favorites (Tanski et al, 2011). Data from a 2011 pilot study conducted among Irish youth ages 14–18 also identified Smirnoff vodka and Budweiser beer as favorite brands, despite the availability of less expensive brands (Kearns et al, 2011). …”

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Brands matter: Major findings from the Alcohol Brand Research Among Underage Drinkers (ABRAND) project

Roberts

Siegel

DeJong

et al. 2015

Addiction Research & Theory

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Background Alcohol research focused on underage drinkers has not comprehensively assessed the landscape of brand-level drinking behaviors among youth. This information is needed to profile youth alcohol use accurately, explore its antecedents, and develop appropriate interventions. Methods We collected national data on the alcohol brand-level consumption of underage drinkers in the United States and then examined the association between those preferences and several factors including youth exposure to brand-specific alcohol advertising, corporate sponsorships, popular music lyrics, and social networking sites, and alcohol pricing. This paper summarizes our findings, plus the results of other published studies on alcohol branding and youth drinking. Results Our findings revealed several interesting facts regarding youth drinking. For example, we found that: 1) youth are not drinking the cheapest alcohol brands; 2) youth brand preferences differ from those of adult drinkers; 3) underage drinkers are not opportunistic in their alcohol consumption, but instead consume a very specific set of brands; 4) the brands that youth are heavily exposed to in magazines and television advertising correspond to the brands they most often report consuming; and 5) youth consume more of the alcohol brands to whose advertising they are most heavily exposed. Conclusion The findings presented here suggests that brand-level alcohol research will provide important insight into youth drinking behaviors, the factors that contribute to youth alcohol consumption, and potential avenues for effective public health surveillance and programming.

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“…In this paper, we present the findings from our team’s research augmented with additional evidence from the literature (Gentile, Walsh, Bloomgren, Atti, & Norman, 2001; Kearns, James, & Smyth, 2011; Tanski, McClure, Jernigan, & Sargent, 2011; Primack, Nuzzo, Rice, & Sargent, 2012). …”

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Brands matter: Major findings from the Alcohol Brand Research Among Underage Drinkers (ABRAND) project

Roberts

Siegel

DeJong

et al. 2015

Addiction Research & Theory

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“…Two studies have been conducted in substance misuse treatment centres in Ireland 25,26 . The treatment centres were almost exclusively for urban populations in Dublin.…”

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“…Another limitation to these studies is that they focused on one or two substances. One of the studies examined concurrent alcohol and cocaine use 25 while the other was an in-depth analysis of alcohol consumption 26 . It is often difficult to include rural substance users in studies such as these, as services are less prominent than in urban areas and substance users may not be captured by the system.…”

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Use of addiction treatment services by Irish youth: does place of residence matter?

Murphy

Byrne

Sahm

et al. 2014

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Introduction: Substance abuse treatment centres for Irish rural youth have largely been overlooked in the scientific literature. This study examined data from a substance abuse treatment centre that treats both urban and rural attendees to investigate if there are differences in usage patterns between attendee groups. Methods: A cross-sectional study was done of 436 service-users attending a treatment centre: patient characteristics, treatment referral details and substance history of the attendees from urban and rural areas were compared. Descriptive analysis of the serviceuser population was performed and recent substance use was investigated. Inferential tests examined for differences between urban and rural service-users. Results: The typical service-user was an Irish male aged between 16 and 17 years, who resided with his parents. A greater percentage of rural service-users were employed (33.3% vs 22.2%, p=0.015), while a significantly greater percentage of urban service-users were unemployed (10.3% vs 4.1%, p=0.015). A greater proportion of urban service-users had tried multiple substances in their lifetimes (73.7% vs 52.2%, p=0.001) and continued to use multiple substances regularly (49.3% vs 31.3%, p=0.003) compared with their rural counterparts.

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Drinking Patterns and Preferences Among Irish Substance Abusing Teenagers: A Pilot Study

Cited by 2 publications

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Brands matter: Major findings from the Alcohol Brand Research Among Underage Drinkers (ABRAND) project

Brands matter: Major findings from the Alcohol Brand Research Among Underage Drinkers (ABRAND) project

Use of addiction treatment services by Irish youth: does place of residence matter?

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