Is there gender convergence in risky drinking when taking birth cohorts into account? Evidence from an Australian national survey 2001–13

Livingston, Michael; Callinan, Sarah; Dietze, Paul; Stanesby, Oliver; Kuntsche, Emmanuel

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“…Men have historically consumed markedly more alcohol than women in Australia and there has been little narrowing of this gap in recent years. 15 Similarly, higher rates of drinking outside the major cities have been well established. 16 Somewhat surprisingly, and in contrast to some studies that looked at more inclusive measures of 'risky drinking' , there were few other strong relationships with sociodemographic factors.…”

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Examining Australia's heaviest drinkers

Livingston

Callinan

2019

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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Objective: This study examined the distribution of alcohol consumption in Australia, identifying the heaviest drinking 10% of the population and examining their sociodemographic characteristics and their alcohol consumption and purchasing practices. Methods: Data came from the 2016 National Drug Strategy Household Survey and the 2013 International Alcohol Control Study. The heaviest drinking 10% of the population identified based on estimates of annual alcohol consumption. Logistic regression was then used to assess the factors that distinguished these heaviest drinkers from the rest of the drinking population. Results: The heaviest drinking 10% of the population consumed 54.4% of all alcohol consumed. These heavy drinkers were more likely to be men and to live in regional and remote areas. They were more likely to drink cask wine and full‐strength beer and to purchase cheaper alcohol than other drinkers. Conclusions: Australian alcohol consumption is heavily skewed. Alcohol consumption practices appear to differentiate the heaviest drinkers from others more clearly than sociodemographic factors. Implications for public health: Public health interventions that reduce drinking among the heaviest 10% of drinkers in Australia have the potential to markedly reduce per‐capita consumption and reduce alcohol‐related harm. Interventions focused on cheap alcohol may be effective with these drinkers.

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“…Men and people from regional and rural areas were more likely to be among the heaviest drinkers. Men have historically consumed markedly more alcohol than women in Australia and there has been little narrowing of this gap in recent years 15 . Similarly, higher rates of drinking outside the major cities have been well established 16 .…”

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Examining Australia's heaviest drinkers

Livingston

Callinan

2019

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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“…In this study, we used data from the National Drug Strategy Household Survey (NDSHS), the largest nationally representative household survey in Australia, to: Estimate the prevalence of non‐medical use of pharmaceutical opioids in the Australian population in two types of opioid users—those who predominantly use opioids only and those who use opioid in addition to other illicit substances, because some studies suggest that these two groups are substantially different . Examine the socio‐demographic (such as gender, age, employment status, etc.—see Method section), psychological, health, and behavioural correlates (such as smoking status and alcohol risk) of these two types of opioid user. These variables are selected because they have been found to be associated with other substance use, such as alcohol , tobacco , cannabis , amphetamine and polysubstance use in the Australian population. …”

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“…Examine the socio-demographic (such as gender, age, employment status, etc.-see Method section), psychological, health, and behavioural correlates (such as smoking status and alcohol risk) of these two types of opioid user. These variables are selected because they have been found to be associated with other substance use, such as alcohol [14,15], tobacco [16,17], cannabis [18], amphetamine [19] and polysubstance use [20][21][22] in the Australian population.…”

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Non‐medical use of pharmaceutical opioids with and without other illicit substances in Australia: Prevalence and correlates

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Leung

Hall

2019

Drug and Alcohol Review

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Introduction and Aims To estimate the prevalence of non‐medical use of pharmaceutical opioids and examine the socio‐demographic, psychological, health and behavioural correlates and type of opioids used. Design and Methods Data from the Australian National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2016 was used. The sample consisted of. 23 448 participants aged over 14 years (54% female). The key measure was opioid use status in the past year. Based on participants’ responses to questions about their substance use in the past 12 months, they were grouped into four opioid use status: (i) No illicit substance use (ISU) and no non‐medical use of pharmaceutical opioids (NMUPO); (ii) ISU but no NMUPO; (iii) NMUPO but no ISU; and (iv) NMUPO and ISU. Results The prevalence non‐medical pharmaceutical opioid use was 3.56%. Two‐thirds of them engaged in NMUPO but no ISU; one‐third engaged in NMUPO and ISU. Younger people were more likely to use pharmaceutical opioids in addition to other illicit drugs, while older people were more likely to only use pharmaceutical opioids. Alcohol risk and daily smoking were associated with using pharmaceutical opioids and other illicit drugs, but not with pharmaceutical opioids only. Those who reported only using pharmaceutical opioids were more likely to use over‐the‐counter codeine products. Discussion and Conclusions Over 700 000 Australian used pharmaceutical opioids for non‐medical purpose. Among users, two‐thirds used only opioids and one‐third used opioids in addition to other illicit drugs. Profile of these two types of users were substantially different. Future prevention efforts targeting different type of opioids users may need to be optimised based on their profiles.

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“…Recent attempts to clarify the nature of the narrowing gender gap have identified a cohort effect among Australian survey respondents. Age‐specific analyses of Australian National Drug Strategy Household Survey data from 2001 to 2013 found that gender convergence in risky drinking was only observed for 50–69 year olds (Livingston, Callinan, Dietze, Stanesby, & Kuntsche, ). Coupled with results from the 2016 Australian National Drug Strategy Household Survey, drinking in excess of the lifetime risk guideline continued to increase for 50–59 year olds, and women aged 30–39 years had a significant increase in single‐occasion risky drinking (Claydon et al, ).…”

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Women's changing relationship with alcohol calls for a change in health messages and brief alcohol interventions

Hunt

2019

Nursing & Health Sciences

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Is there gender convergence in risky drinking when taking birth cohorts into account? Evidence from an Australian national survey 2001–13

Abstract: In Australia, gender convergence in risky drinking since 2001 has been evident only in people aged 50-69 years.

Cited by 30 publications

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Examining Australia's heaviest drinkers

Examining Australia's heaviest drinkers

Non‐medical use of pharmaceutical opioids with and without other illicit substances in Australia: Prevalence and correlates

Women's changing relationship with alcohol calls for a change in health messages and brief alcohol interventions

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