title: Introduction of high-alcohol beer in Ontario: preliminary observations on its use by underage drinkers.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Social Evaluation and Research Department, Addiction Research Foundation, Toronto, ON.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Mann
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stoduto
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pavic
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Anglin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Macdonald
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wells
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lauzon
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fallon
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Giesbrecht
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Adlaf
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol