Heterogeneity in Drinking Practices in England and Wales and Its Association With Violent Behavior: A Latent Class Analysis

Abstract

Interventions aimed at reducing alcohol-related violence ought to give due consideration to the social context of drinking as well as levels of consumption.

Contextual culpability: How drinking and social context impact sentencing of violence

“…While the impact of social and contextual factors on intoxicated behaviour is well established (cf. Lightowlers, 2017; Plant et al, 2009; Zinberg, 1986), little is known about how alcohol intoxication impacts sentence outcomes, in which circumstances and for whom. Without empirical research, this question remains unanswered and hinders insights into unwarranted disparities in sentencing, including discrimination, that is, whether certain types of drinking and associated criminal behaviour in certain settings and among certain populations are treated differently or whether more complex and tailored interpretations of alcohol drinking in its context are being applied by sentencing practitioners.…”

Contextual characteristics of adults’ drinking occasions and their association with levels of alcohol consumption and acute alcohol‐related harm: a mapping review

“…The range of characteristics studied to date is broad, including an occasion's timing, venue, situation and participants. In the United Kingdom, drinking in pubs has been associated with violence . In the US college literature, themed parties were associated with increased blood alcohol concentration , and friends’ high safety intentions for 21st birthday celebrations reduced the likelihood of negative alcohol‐related consequences .…”

Diagnostic Utility of New Short Versions of AUDIT to Detect Binge Drinking in Undergraduate Students

“…In the case of adolescents, the prevalence of BD reaches its highest incidence at 18 years of age, at a much higher rate than among older young adults. Specifically, almost half of Spanish males and females acknowledge having engaged in this type of consumption at this age (47.4% of males and 46.8% of females) (OEDA, 2019).However, when evaluating the variables of the amount of grams of alcohol consumed and the frequency of BD behaviour, the highest rates are seen in males and this trend is observed regardless of the age of young adults or adolescents being studied (Cortés et al, 2007;Cortés et al, 2014;O'Malley & Johnston, 2002).The high prevalence of this pattern of consumption among young people, in addition to public health consequences it produces (Committee on National Alcohol Policy and Action [CNAPA, 2014]; Davoren et al, 2016;Lightowlers, 2017;West et al, 2018), justify the need for screening instruments to facilitate detection in the various spheres of action (primary health care, emergency services, university health services, etc. ), enabling the young person to be referred to the most appropriate healthcare resource, where necessary (community addiction prevention unit, social services, etc.)…”

“…The high prevalence of this pattern of consumption among young people, in addition to public health consequences it produces (Committee on National Alcohol Policy and Action [CNAPA, 2014]; Davoren et al, 2016;Lightowlers, 2017;West et al, 2018), justify the need for screening instruments to facilitate detection in the various spheres of action (primary health care, emergency services, university health services, etc. ), enabling the young person to be referred to the most appropriate healthcare resource, where necessary (community addiction prevention unit, social services, etc.)…”