Implementation of effective alcohol control strategies is needed at large sports and entertainment events

Lyne, Mark; Galloway, A.M.

doi:10.1111/j.1753-6405.2011.00813.x

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“…Increased understanding of the public opinions and community readiness towards alcohol sales, consumption and intoxication at sporting events can help tailor and implement future community-based interventions. Furthermore, interventions to reduce adverse consequences of alcohol intoxication at sporting events have previously been shown to decrease violence and public health costs and could consequently increase the positive contribution that football offers to the community [20, 21]. …”

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Public opinion on alcohol consumption and intoxication at Swedish professional football events

Skoglund

Durbeej

Elgán

et al. 2017

Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy

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BackgroundAlcohol-related problems at professional sporting events are of increasing concern and alarming reports are often reported in international media. Although alcohol consumption increases the risk for interpersonal violence, it is viewed as a focal element of large football events. Sweden has a long tradition of high public support for strict alcohol-control policies. However, little is known about public opinions on alcohol intoxication and the support for interventions to decrease intoxication at football events. The current study explored the public opinion towards alcohol use, intoxication and alcohol policies at professional football matches in Sweden.MethodsA cross-sectional design was utilized and a random general population sample of 3503 adult Swedish residents was asked to participate in a web survey during 2016 (response rate 68%).ResultsIn total, 26% of the respondents supported alcohol sales at football events. Over 90% reported that obviously intoxicated spectators should be denied entrance or evicted from arenas. The support for regulations limiting alcohol availability varied with background factors such as gender, alcohol use and frequency of football event attendance.ConclusionsThere is a strong public consensus for strategies and policies to reduce alcohol sales and intoxication levels at football matches. This public support has implications for our preventive efforts and will facilitate the implementation of strategies and policy changes.

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Public opinion on alcohol consumption and intoxication at Swedish professional football events

Skoglund

Durbeej

Elgán

et al. 2017

Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy

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“…Despite such evidence, and statutory liquor licensing requirements aligned to such evidence [16,28,29], cross‐sectional studies from Europe [30], the USA [31] and New Zealand [32] suggest that sporting clubs and venues fail to implement alcohol management practices comprehensively and consistently. Drygas et al .…”

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“…Despite such evidence, and statutory liquor licensing requirements aligned to such evidence [16,28,29], cross-sectional studies from Europe [30], the USA [31] and New Zealand [32] suggest that sporting clubs and venues fail to implement alcohol management practices comprehensively and consistently. Drygas et al reported that only 22% of 88 sports stadiums across ten European countries had any initiatives to encourage responsible alcohol use [30] and Lenk et al reported that only 27% of 66 professional sports stadiums in the USA implemented '11 or more' of 12 alcohol control policies/practices [31].…”

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Improving the implementation of responsible alcohol management practices by community sporting clubs: A randomised controlled trial

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“…In the case of public events, up until the mid-2000s relatively little research had occurred specific to this area in either the Australian or international context (Toomey et al, 2006). In more recent times this situation has begun to change, with research being undertaken on matters such as: public event alcohol control strategies and their effectiveness (Lyne & Galloway, 2012;Palk, Davey, & Freeman, 2010;Pearson & Sale, 2011;Toomey et al, 2006); motivations for, and usage of, alcohol and drugs in festival settings (Lim, Hellard, Hocking, Spelman, & Aikken, 2010;Nemeth, Kuntsche, Urban, Farkas, & Demetrovics, 2011); linkages between music preference and drug use at festivals (Hesse & Tutenges, 2012;Lim, Hellard, Hocking, & Aikken, 2008); trends in illicit drug use (Lim et al, 2010); propensity for alcohol sales to underage and intoxicated patrons (Toomey, Erickson, Patrek, Fletcher, in 2006; however, this body ceased to function in June 2011 and the strategy it developed was not extended beyond this time (Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy, 2011). Nonetheless, these developments represented a significant shift in emphasis in defining and prioritizing alcohol-related problems and resulted in an increased focus on matters associated with intoxication, particularly within the public domain (Nicholas, 2006).…”

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“…Of these variables, age is arguably the most powerful predictor of risk. In particular, it is common for young adults to view event and venue settings as places for selfThis lack of conformance to ensuring alcohol is served or sold in a responsible manner can be attributed to a range of factors, including: inability of service staff to recognize intoxication in patrons; ability of patrons to mask their overconsumption; lack of management support of service staff; avoidance of service staff of negative or aggressive patron behavior; and a low level of service staff experience and training (Costello et al, 2011;Doherty & Roche, 2003;Gehan, Toomey, JonesWebb, Rothstein, & Wagenaar, 1999;Lyne & Galloway, 2012;McKnight & Streff 1993;Reiling & Nusbaumer, 2006). It is noteworthy that staff and management training programs have been shown to be effective in dealing with many of these issues and in so doing serve to enhance regulatory conformance (Toomey et al, 2006).…”

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Managing Alcohol and Drugs in Event and Venue Settings: The Australian Case

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Edwards²,

Homel³

2014

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has resulted from the rising number of incidents of individual harm, violence, and community disruption that have occurred in and around these settings. This situation, in turn, has created a need to identify and better understand those factors with the potential to produce such negative outcomes, along with the practices that can be employed to minimize them. This study has been conducted in response to this need. This article begins by providing an overview of literature germane to: alcohol and drug use in public IntroductionPressure from the broader community on key stakeholders (i.e., events and licensed venues, government at all levels, police, alcohol licensing bodies, crowd controller/security firms, and industry associations aligned to the area) involved in responding to the challenge of managing alcohol and drug use in event and venue settings has increased markedly in Australia in recent years. This increased pressure One of the major challenges of operating events and venues is that of managing attendee/patron alcohol and drug use. In the Australian context, a rising number of alcohol and drug-related incidents in and around these settings have resulted in a renewed focus on how these negative outcomes can be more effectively controlled. In order to aid those charged with the task of addressing this matterevent and venue managers, police, security firms, alcohol and drug regulatory bodies, and governments at all levels-this article seeks to identify those variables with the potential to impact this management issue. Further, it aims to provide the previously identified stakeholders with a deeper appreciation of the raft of practices that are currently in use, and potentially available to them, as they build responses to this challenge at the individual state, precinct, venue, or event level. The research approach used involved an extensive literature review and a series of in-depth interviews with key stakeholders across three states-New South Wales, Victoria, and Western Australia.

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Implementation of effective alcohol control strategies is needed at large sports and entertainment events

Cited by 11 publications

References 16 publications

Public opinion on alcohol consumption and intoxication at Swedish professional football events

Public opinion on alcohol consumption and intoxication at Swedish professional football events

Improving the implementation of responsible alcohol management practices by community sporting clubs: A randomised controlled trial

Managing Alcohol and Drugs in Event and Venue Settings: The Australian Case

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