Health impacts of increasing alcohol prices in the European Union: A dynamic projection

Lhachimi, Stefan K.; Cole, Katie; Nusselder, Wilma; Smit, Henriëtte A.; Baili, Paolo; Bennett, Kathleen; Pomerleau, Joceline; McKee, Martin; Charlesworth, Kate; Kulik, Margarete C.; Mackenbach, Johan P.; Boshuizen, Hendriek C.

doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.06.006

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“…Impacts by type of alcohol-related harm: Wagenaar, Tolber, and Komro (2010) and Xin and Chaloupka (2011), among others (Andréasson, Holder, Norström, Österberg, & Rossow, 2006;Diaz, Chaloupka, & Jernigan, 2015;Lhachimi et al, 2012;Razvodovsky, 2013), have examined the impacts of alcohol prices or taxes on alcohol-related harms. A systematic review by Wagenaar et al (2010) identified 50 articles on the effects of alcohol tax and price policies on morbidity and mortality, including cirrhosis death rates, other chronic diseases, violence, suicide, traffic-related events and death, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and risky sexual behavior.…”

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Do alcohol pricing and availability policies have differential effects on sub-populations? A commentary

Giesbrecht

Wettlaufer

Cukier

et al. 2016

IJADR

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Aims: Numerous policies have been shown to reduce the harm from alcohol; however, not all sub-populations respond similarly to policy interventions. This paper explores the specific effects of alcohol pricing policies and controls regarding physical availability on different types of harms from alcohol as well as on different sectors of the population, including impacts by gender, age, and drinking patterns.Design, Setting, Participants, and Measures: We focus on two dimensions. The first is alcohol pricing and taxation; the second is alcohol availability, comprising type of alcohol control system, outlet density, and hours/days of sale. We focused on peer-reviewed research and reviews published from 2005-2015, using several databases: PsycINFO, MEDLINE/PubMed, and Cochrane.Findings: Precautionary alcohol prices have substantial harm reduction potential, particularly among youth and high-risk drinkers. Restrictions on outlet densities and hours/days of sale impact the drinking patterns of underage youth, reduce high-risk drinking, and reduce alcohol-related harm. A reduction in prices or an increase in alcohol availability are associated with increase in high-risk drinking or alcohol-related harm. Conclusions:Future work should examine these policy measures in light of socioeconomic status and cultural factors, as well as impacts of policy interventions on evidence of harm to others from alcohol.

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Section: Impacts By Drinking Patternsmentioning

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Do alcohol pricing and availability policies have differential effects on sub-populations? A commentary

Giesbrecht

Wettlaufer

Cukier

et al. 2016

IJADR

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“…A demand curve analysis plots consumption of a given drug across a range of prices and is a central dependent measure in behavioral economic research. Demand curves prototypically exhibit steady consumption at low prices with decreasing levels of consumption as price increases (Lhachimi et al, 2012; Mackillop et al, 2012b; Skidmore and Murphy, 2011; Wagenaar et al, 2009). Further, demand curves produce multifaceted information about the reinforcing properties of a substance which are theorized to characterize degree of motivation to consume a substance (Bickel et al, 2000).…”

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Further examination of the temporal stability of alcohol demand

Acuff

Murphy

2017

Behavioural Processes

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Demand, or the amount of a substance consumed as a function of price, is a central dependent measure in behavioral economic research and represents the relative valuation of a substance. Although demand is often utilized as an index of substance use severity and is assumed to be relatively stable, recent experimental and clinical research has identified conditions in which demand can be manipulated, such as through craving and stress inductions, and treatment. Our study examines the 1-month reliability of the alcohol purchase task in a sample of heavy drinking college students. We also analyzed reliability in subgroup of individuals whose consumption decreased, increased, or stayed the same over the 1-month period, and in individuals with moderate/severe Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) vs. those with no/mild AUD. Reliability was moderate in the full sample, high in the group with stable consumption, and did not differ appreciably between AUD groups. Observed indices and indices derived from an exponentiated equation (Koffarnus et al., 2015) were generally comparable, although Pmax observed had very low reliability. Area under the curve, Omax derived, and essential value showed the greatest reliability in the full sample (rs = .75–.77). These results provide evidence for relative stability over time and across AUD groups, particularly in those whose consumption remains stable.

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“…This is especially true for alcohol harms, where prices have a secondary effect whereas incomes have potential direct and secondary effects (see below). Policy simulations that examine only alcohol price impacts are incomplete and potentially misleading (e.g., Lhachimi et al, 2012).…”

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Alcohol Prices and Mortality Due to Liver Cirrhosis

Nelson

2015

SAGE Open

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This study estimates a reduced-form regression model for mortality rates due to alcoholic liver diseases, with alcohol prices and income as explanatory variables. Panel data cover the years 2000-2010 for 21 member countries of the European Union. In the reduced form, prices affect mortality rates indirectly through the demand for alcohol, while income has potential direct and indirect effects. Country and time fixed effects are used to control for other factors that influence alcohol consumption and mortality. Special attention is paid to outliers in the data, and final results are based on the MS-estimator for robust regressions. Regression results for alcohol prices and income are sensitive to adjustments for stationary data and downweighting of outliers and other influential data points. Final results indicate that alcohol prices do not affect mortality rates due to chronic liver diseases. Empirical results in the study do not lend support to broad price-based approaches to alcohol policy.

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Health impacts of increasing alcohol prices in the European Union: A dynamic projection

Cited by 47 publications

References 15 publications

Do alcohol pricing and availability policies have differential effects on sub-populations? A commentary

Do alcohol pricing and availability policies have differential effects on sub-populations? A commentary

Further examination of the temporal stability of alcohol demand

Alcohol Prices and Mortality Due to Liver Cirrhosis

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