Introduction of high-alcohol beer in Ontario: preliminary observations on its use by underage drinkers.
Preliminary data are reported on the use of high-alcohol beer by underage drinkers in Ontario. Students in grades 11 and 12 with a valid driver's licence completed a questionnaire between January and May, 1994 (i.e., between three and seven months after the introduction of high-alcohol beer). About one-half of students who had drunk alcohol within the previous four weeks reported consuming high-alcohol beer within that period. In this group, males were much more likely to report high-alcohol beer consumption in the previous month. Both male and female high-alcohol beer consumers drank alcohol more frequently, got drunk more frequently, and drank five or more drinks on the same occasion more frequently than non-consumers. One reason for trying high-alcohol beer, "wanted a higher alcohol content", was endorsed by more than one-third of high-alcohol beer consumers. Our data suggest that the users of high-alcohol beer among this underage drinking sample tend to be heavier drinkers and more likely to experience alcohol-related problems.
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Social Evaluation and Research Department, Addiction Research Foundation, Toronto, ON.
Stoduto
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G
Pavic
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B
Anglin
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L
Macdonald
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Wells
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Lauzon
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Fallon
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Giesbrecht
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Adlaf
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D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001515:Beer / Q000032:analysis*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009864:Ontario
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