Establishing Rates of Binge Drinking in the Uk: Anomalies in the Data

McAlaney, John; McMahon, John

doi:10.1093/alcalc/agl025

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“…It is worth noting that even among young men (i.e. the heaviest drinking group) in the UK, frequent binge drinking is not the majority behaviour (McAlaney and McMahon 2006).…”

Section: The Social Norms Approach To Preventionmentioning

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The international development of the ‘Social Norms’ approach to drug education and prevention

McAlaney

Bewick

Hughes

2010

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

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The international development of the 'Social Norms' approach to drug education and prevention AbstractThe social norms approach to health promotion has become remarkably popular in the last 20 years, particularly in the American college system. It is an alternative to traditional fear based approaches of health education, which a growing body of research demonstrates is often ineffective in reducing alcohol and drug misuse. The social norms approach differs by recognising that individuals, particularly young adults, tend to overestimate how heavily and frequently their peers consume alcohol, and that these perceptions lead them to drink more heavily themselves than they would otherwise do. Similar misperceptions have been found in a range of other health and non-health behaviours. The social norms approach aims to reduce these misperceptions, and thus personal consumption, through the use of media campaigns and personal feedback. Although the numbers of completed social norms projects outside the USA is small the evidence from them is that the approach can be equally effective in both European and Australian contexts. It is also acknowledged that as an emergent field there are limitations to the current social norms literature. There is a lack of randomised control trial studies, a lack of clarity of the role of referent groups and a need to better understand the processes through which misperceptions are transmitted. However despite these issues the social norms approach represents a new avenue for reducing alcohol and drug related harm and is an area which merits further research.

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“…It is worth noting that even among young men (i.e. the heaviest drinking group) in the UK, frequent binge drinking is not the majority behaviour (McAlaney and McMahon 2006).…”

Section: The Social Norms Approach To Preventionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The international development of the ‘Social Norms’ approach to drug education and prevention

McAlaney

Bewick

Hughes

2010

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

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“…Así, por ejemplo, mientras que en Portugal se podría emplear el mismo punto de corte que en EEUU, la UBE utilizada en Reino Unido obliga a definir el CIA como el consumo de 8 ó más bebidas para hombres y 6 ó más para mujeres en una única ocasión en la última semana 48,49 .…”

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Definición del concepto de consumo intensivo de alcohol adolescente (binge drinking)

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Corral

Caamaño-Isorna

et al. 2011

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Background: Review of the concept of adolescent binge drinking in order to propose an operational definition. Methods:We conducted a literature review in the databases MEDLINE and PSYCLIT for the period 1980 to 2009. Through the filter "(binge drinking OR heavy-episodic-drinking) AND (adolescence OR universitystudents OR college-students)" 80 articles were selected for review. Conclusions: A proper definition of the pattern of intensive alcohol consumption should integrate the quantity and frequency variables, and also take into account the negative consequences associated with it. The criterion most widely accepted by the international scientific community is the consumption of 5 or more SDUs -4 or more for women -on a single occasion at least once in the last two weeks. However, aspects such as differences in the grams of alcohol of SDUs hinder the establishment of an international definition of the term, making it necessary to adapt this approach to the country in which the study is being carried out.Keywords: binge drinking, adolescence, college or university students, review, epidemiology. RESUMEN ABSTRACTObjetivos: Delimitar el concepto de consumo intensivo de alcohol adolescente (binge drinking) con el fin de definir un criterio operativo del término. Metodología: Se ha realizado una revisión bibliográfica en las bases de datos Medline y Psyclit en el período 1980-2009. Mediante el filtro "(binge drinking OR heavy-episodic-drinking) AND (adolescence OR university-students OR college-students)" se seleccionaron 80 artículos para su revisión. Resultados: Los estudios epidemiológicos que han informado sobre la prevalencia de este patrón de consumo muestran falta de consenso a la hora de operativizar el término. Se han propuesto distintos criterios en cuanto al número de unidades de bebida estándar (UBEs) consumidas por ocasión, la frecuencia de los episodios y la duración de los mismos. Conclusiones: Una definición adecuada del patrón de consumo intensivo de alcohol debe integrar las variables cantidad y frecuencia y, además, tener en cuenta las consecuencias negativas asociadas al mismo. El criterio más comúnmente aceptado por la comunidad científica internacional es el consumo de 5 ó más UBEs -4 ó más para mujeres-en una única ocasión, al menos una vez en las dos últimas semanas. Sin embargo, aspectos como las diferencias entre países en los gramos de alcohol de las UBEs dificultan el establecimiento de una definición internacional del término. Esto hace necesario adaptar este criterio al país donde se realice el estudio.Palabras clave: consumo intensivo de alcohol, adolescencia, estudiantes universitarios, revisión, epidemiología.

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“…Son múltiples las definiciones que en estos momentos se manejan sobre binge drinking (6)(7)(8)(9)(10). Una de las que incluyen mayor número de indicadores es la consensuada por un grupo de expertos en adicciones, durante la 1ª Conferencia de Prevención y Promoción de la Salud en la Práctica Clínica, celebrada en Madrid en 2007.…”

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“…Los miembros de dicho grupo llegaron a definir como consumo intensivo de alcohol, o binge drinking, la ingesta de 40 g de alcohol, en el caso de las mujeres, y de 60 g en el caso de los varones, durante un período de 4 a 6 horas, lo cual implica alcanzar una alcoholemia de 0,8 g/l. Actualmente la mayor parte de la investigación limita el tiempo de ingesta a unas 2 horas (9,11,12) al tener en cuenta el ritmo de metabolización del alcohol y de ingesta, lo cual permite ajustar todavía más la definición anterior, y que es la que se asumirá en este trabajo.…”

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Estudio preliminar de los determinantes cognitivos que influyen en los jóvenes argentinos para realizar un consumo intensivo de alcohol, o binge drinking*

Gómez

Luque

Tomás

et al. 2012

Revista Colombiana de Psiquiatría

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Establishing Rates of Binge Drinking in the Uk: Anomalies in the Data

Abstract: The media rhetoric on escalating rates of binge drinking in the UK should be regarded with caution until trends are based on standardized recording and reporting.

Cited by 45 publications

References 5 publications

The international development of the ‘Social Norms’ approach to drug education and prevention

The international development of the ‘Social Norms’ approach to drug education and prevention

Definición del concepto de consumo intensivo de alcohol adolescente (binge drinking)

Estudio preliminar de los determinantes cognitivos que influyen en los jóvenes argentinos para realizar un consumo intensivo de alcohol, o binge drinking*

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