Treatment, Alcoholics Anonymous and alcohol controls during the decrease in alcohol problems in Alberta: 1975-1993.
In this study, the trends in alcohol consumption, alcohol-related problems, alcohol availability and treatment efforts were examined for the province of Alberta, for the period 1975-1993. Most of the trends previously observed in Ontario were also observed in Alberta. We found: (1) stabilization followed by important declines in per capita consumption of alcohol; (2) large decreases in most measures of problems such as cirrhosis mortality and traffic fatalities related to drinking; (3) increases in treatment and Alcoholics Anonymous membership rates; (4) increases in measures of physical availability of alcohol. One problem, impaired driving arrest rate, increased substantially during the years examined.
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Clinical, Social and Evaluation Research Department, Addiction Research Foundation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000416:Alberta / Q000453:epidemiology; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000517:prevention & control; D000434:Alcoholic Beverages / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D000436:Alcoholics Anonymous; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000401:mortality / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002423:Cause of Death; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013695:Temperance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016896:Treatment Outcome