title: Relationships among alcohol availability, drinking location, alcohol consumption, and drinking problems in adolescents.
abstract: We examined relationships among perceived alcohol availability, drinking location, alcohol consumption, and drinking problems. Subjects were 3,372 adolescent drinkers, ages 16-18, who participated in the Communities Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol Project baseline survey. Mixed-model regression was employed to identify predictors of alcohol consumption and drinking consequences. Perceived alcohol availability was significantly associated with higher levels of alcohol consumption for males. Drinking in a public location with higher levels of alcohol consumption for females. Results underscore the importance of youth alcohol assessibility.
authors.affiliation: Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55454, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jones-Webb
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Toomey
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Short
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wagenaar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wolfson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D000434:Alcoholic Beverages / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003255:Consumer Organizations; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008910:Minnesota / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D014922:Wisconsin / Q000453:epidemiology