1
|
Black N, Noghrehchi F, Yuen WS, Aiken A, Clare PJ, Chan G, Kypri K, McBride N, Bruno R, Slade T, Boland V, Mattick R, Peacock A. Transitions to polysubstance use: Prospective cohort study of adolescents in Australia. Addiction 2024. [PMID: 38499496 DOI: 10.1111/add.16468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS Adolescent polysubstance use has been associated with adverse social and health outcomes. Our aim was to measure rates and transitions to polysubstance use during adolescence and identify factors associated with initiation and discontinuation of polysubstance use. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. Multistate Markov modelling was used to estimate rates and identify correlates of transitions between substance use states. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Adolescent-parent dyads (n = 1927; adolescents in grade 7, age ≈13 years) were recruited from Australian schools during 2010/11 (Wave 1). Adolescents were surveyed annually until 2016/17 (n = 1503; age ≈19 years; Wave 7) and parents were surveyed annually until 2014/15 (Wave 5). MEASUREMENTS Alcohol, tobacco, cannabis and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) use outcomes were collected at Waves 3-7. Potential confounders were collected at Waves 1-6 and consisted of sex, anxiety and depression symptoms and externalizing problems, parental monitoring, family conflict and cohesion, parental substance use and peer substance use. Covariates were age and family socioeconomic status. FINDINGS Few adolescents engaged in polysubstance use at earlier waves (Wave 3: 5%; Wave 4: 8%), but proportions increased sharply across adolescence (Waves 5-7: 17%, 24%, 36%). Rates of transitioning to polysubstance use increased with age, with few (<9%) adolescents transitioning out. More externalizing problems (odds ratio [OR] = 1.10; 99.6% confidence interval [CI] = 1.07-1.14), parental heavy episodic drinking (OR = 1.22; 99.6% CI = 1.07-1.40), parental illicit substance use (OR = 3.56; 99.6% CI = 1.43-8.86), peer alcohol use (OR = 5.68; 99.6% CI = 1.59-20.50) and peer smoking (OR = 4.18; 99.6% CI = 1.95-8.81) were associated with transitioning to polysubstance use. CONCLUSIONS Polysubstance use in Australia appears to be rare during early adolescence but more common in later adolescence with low rates of transitioning out. Externalizing problems and greater parental and peer substance use are risk factors for adolescent polysubstance use that may be suitable intervention targets.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Nicola Black
- Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
| | - Firouzeh Noghrehchi
- Biomedical Informatics and Digital Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
| | - Wing See Yuen
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia
| | - Alexandra Aiken
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia
| | - Philip J Clare
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia
- Prevention Research Collaboration, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
| | - Gary Chan
- National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
| | - Kypros Kypri
- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
| | - Nyanda McBride
- National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Shenton Park, Australia
| | - Raimondo Bruno
- School of Psychological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
| | - Tim Slade
- The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
| | - Veronica Boland
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia
| | - Richard Mattick
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia
| | - Amy Peacock
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia
- School of Psychological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
Upton E, Clare PJ, Aiken A, Boland VC, Torres CD, Bruno R, Hutchinson D, Kypri K, Mattick R, McBride N, Peacock A. Changes in mental health and help-seeking among young Australian adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: a prospective cohort study. Psychol Med 2023; 53:687-695. [PMID: 33966686 PMCID: PMC8144825 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291721001963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2020] [Revised: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Young people may have elevated risk for poorer mental health during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, yet longitudinal studies documenting this impact are lacking. This study assessed changes in mental health and help-seeking since COVID-19 restrictions in young Australians, including gender differences. METHODS Data were drawn from a recent subsample (n = 443; 60% female; Mage = 22.0) of a prospective cohort originally recruited in secondary school to complete annual surveys. The subsample completed an additional COVID-19 survey during COVID-19 restrictions (May-June 2020), which was compared to responses from their latest annual survey (August 2019-March 2020). Mixed effect models with time and gender as the primary predictors were conducted for: (i) scores on the Patient Health Questionnaire Depression 9-item (PHQ-9) and Generalised Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) modules assessed before and during COVID-19 restrictions, and (ii) self-reported help-seeking from a health professional in February 2020, and the month preceding May-June 2020. RESULTS Mean symptom scores increased from before to during COVID-19 restrictions on the PHQ-9 (coefficient: 1.29; 95% CI 0.72-1.86) and GAD-7 (0.78; 95% CI 0.26-1.31), but there was no increase in help-seeking over time (odds ratio 0.50; 95% CI 0.19-1.32). There was no evidence of differential changes by gender. CONCLUSIONS This study found increases in depression and anxiety symptoms but not greater help-seeking among young Australian adults during the first wave of the pandemic. Increasing availability and awareness of accessible treatment options and psychoeducation is critical, as well as further research into risk and protective factors to help target treatment to this vulnerable age group.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Emily Upton
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
| | - Philip J. Clare
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
- Prevention Research Collaboration, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
| | - Alexandra Aiken
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
| | - Veronica C. Boland
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
| | - Clara De Torres
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
| | - Raimondo Bruno
- School of Psychological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia
| | - Delyse Hutchinson
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
- Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
| | - Kypros Kypri
- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
| | - Richard Mattick
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
| | - Nyanda McBride
- National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
| | - Amy Peacock
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
| |
Collapse
|
3
|
Singhal A, Aiken A. Call to Action: Women in Neuroradiology's Group (WINNERS)-Is There a Need? AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2022; 43:1396-1399. [PMID: 36574333 PMCID: PMC9575528 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a7626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
|
4
|
Howard BC, McRobbie H, Petrie D, Barker D, Mendelsohn C, Anderson J, Borland R, Naughton F, Tutka P, Zwar N, Boland VC, Aiken A, Shakeshaft A, Gartner C, Richmond RL, Hall W, Mattick RP, Farrell M, Courtney RJ. Effectiveness, safety and cost-effectiveness of vaporized nicotine products versus nicotine replacement therapy for tobacco smoking cessation in a low-socioeconomic status Australian population: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2022; 23:777. [PMID: 36104702 PMCID: PMC9473457 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-022-06644-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Background In Australia, tobacco smoking rates have declined but inequalities remain with significantly higher smoking prevalence among low-socioeconomic populations. Clinical trial data suggest vaporized nicotine products (VNPs) aid smoking cessation. Most VNP trials have used refillable tank systems, but newer generation (pod) devices now comprise the largest market share yet have limited clinical trial evidence on safety and effectiveness. This study evaluates the effectiveness, safety and cost-effectiveness of VNPs (pod and tank device) compared with nicotine replacement therapy ([NRT]—gum or lozenge) for smoking cessation. Methods This is a two-arm, open-label, superiority, parallel group, randomized controlled trial (RCT) with allocation concealment and blinded outcome assessment. The RCT is conducted at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. Participants are people who smoke daily, are interested in quitting and receive a government pension or allowance (N = 1058). Participants will be randomized (1:1 ratio) to receive 8 weeks of free: VNPs, with pod (40 mg/mL nicotine salt) and tank device (18 mg/mL freebase nicotine) in mixed flavours; or NRT (gum or lozenge; 4 mg). All participants will receive daily text message behavioural support for 5 weeks. Assessments will be undertaken by telephone at baseline, with three follow-up calls (two check-in calls within the first month and final follow-up at 7 months post randomization) to ascertain smoking status, treatment adherence and adverse events. The primary outcome is 6-month continuous abstinence verified by carbon monoxide breath test of ≤5ppm at 7-month follow-up. Safety and cost-effectiveness of VNPs versus NRT will also be evaluated. Discussion Further data are required to strengthen certainty of evidence for VNPs aiding smoking cessation, particularly for newer generation pod devices. To our knowledge, this trial is the first to offer choice of VNPs and no comparative effectiveness trial data exists for new pod devices. If effective, the findings can inform wider implementation of VNPs to aid smoking cessation in a priority group. Trial registration Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12621000076875. Registered on 29 January 2021. https://www.anzctr.org.au Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13063-022-06644-8.
Collapse
|
5
|
Aiken A, Chan G, Yuen WS, Clare PJ, Hutchinson D, McBride N, Najman JM, McCambridge J, Upton E, Slade T, Boland VC, De Torres C, Bruno R, Kypri K, Wadolowski M, Mattick RP, Peacock A. Trajectories of parental and peer supply of alcohol in adolescence and associations with later alcohol consumption and harms: A prospective cohort study. Drug Alcohol Depend 2022; 237:109533. [PMID: 35752023 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2022] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Supply of alcohol to adolescents is associated with increased alcohol consumption and harms including alcohol use disorder (AUD). We aimed to identify: (1) trajectories of alcohol supply to adolescents; (2) sociodemographic characteristics associated with supply trajectory; (3) patterns of alcohol consumption by supply trajectory; and (4) supply trajectory associations with adverse alcohol outcomes. METHODS We used Australian longitudinal survey data (N = 1813) to model latent trajectories of parent and peer alcohol supply over five annual follow-ups (Waves 2-6; Mage 13.9-17.8 years). Regression models assessed associations between supply trajectories and Wave 1 (Mage=12.9 years) sociodemographic factors and associations between supply trajectories and Wave 7 (Mage=18.8 years) alcohol outcomes. RESULTS We identified five alcohol supply classes: (1) minimal supply (n = 739, 40.8%); (2) early parent sips, late peer/parent whole drinks (n = 254, 14.0%); (3) late peer/parent whole drinks (n = 419, 23.1%); (4) early parent sips, mid peer/parent whole drinks (n = 293, 16.2%); (5) early peer/parent whole drinks (n = 108, 6.0%). Compared to minimal supply, the other classes were 2.7-12.9 times as likely to binge drink, 1.6-3.0 times as likely to experience alcohol-related harms, and 2.1-8.6 times as likely to report AUD symptoms at age 19. CONCLUSION Earlier supply of whole drinks, particularly from peers, was associated with increased risk of early adulthood adverse alcohol outcomes. While minimal supply represented the lowest risk, supplying sips only in early-mid adolescence and delaying supply of whole drinks until late adolescence is likely to be less risky than earlier supply of whole drinks.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Alexandra Aiken
- National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
| | - Gary Chan
- National Centre For Youth Substance Use Research, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4067, Australia
| | - Wing See Yuen
- National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
| | - Philip J Clare
- National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; Prevention Research Collaboration, The Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2006, Australia
| | - Delyse Hutchinson
- National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3220, Australia; Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia; Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
| | - Nyanda McBride
- National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6845, Australia
| | - Jackob M Najman
- Queensland Alcohol and Drug Research and Education Centre, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
| | - Jim McCambridge
- Department of Health Sciences, Seebohm Rowntree Building, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
| | - Emily Upton
- National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
| | - Tim Slade
- Sydney Medical School / The Matilda Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2006, Australia
| | - Veronica C Boland
- National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
| | - Clara De Torres
- National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
| | - Raimondo Bruno
- National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; School of Psychology, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7000, Australia
| | - Kypros Kypri
- Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia
| | - Monika Wadolowski
- Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia
| | - Richard P Mattick
- National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
| | - Amy Peacock
- National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; School of Psychology, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7000, Australia
| |
Collapse
|
6
|
Bartonjo G, Ngata E, Revathi G, Aiken A. P16 Strengthening surveillance systems for antimicrobial resistance in urinary tract infections in Kenya. JAC Antimicrob Resist 2022. [PMCID: PMC9155992 DOI: 10.1093/jacamr/dlac053.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are amongst the most common conditions leading to outpatient visits and are also one of the most common causes of inappropriate antibiotic usage. Addressing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) requires strengthening surveillance system in Kenya where UTI is a problem with health systems having limited capacity for accurate laboratory identification of UTI pathogens. Empirical treatment to manage UTIs is the most common problem due to limited microbiology capacity. These include shortages of suitable training, equipment, quality control procedures and professional expertise to make an accurate clinical interpretation of urine cultures. This leads to reporting normal flora as pathogens. Objectives To deliver training on the identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing of bacterial isolates from urine infections at participating hospitals in the Kenyan AMR surveillance network and measure competency levels in staff participating in the training with the aim of strengthening the Kenyan surveillance system. Methods A 1 day baseline visit to the five sites was made between October and November 2021 using a standardized checklist to assess laboratory capacity. This was followed by urine processing training conducted between November 2021 and January 2022 in Malindi, Jaramogi, Kitale, Nakuru and Nyeri County Hospitals. Training materials were developed with the input of Aga Khan University Hospital. A 5 day in-person training course was delivered at each of the five hospitals, which targeted an average of 2–3 laboratory staff per hospital. The competencies of the laboratory staff were assessed by written pre-assessment and post-assessment tests. A standardized practical assessment was achieved by use of five different control organisms. The scores were done by doing an average performance score at each hospital laboratory. Results Out of 13 trainees, 8 were male and 5 were female. The median number of years since qualification for these staff was 6 (IQR 2–9). The median number of total months of microbiology training time was 2.3 (IQR 1–7). The median pre-training and post-training scores were 46% and 90%, respectively; non-parametric Wilcoxon rank test showed statistical difference (P < 0.0001) between pre-training and post-training. All participants improved from pre-to post- training assessment from the 5 day training with marked improvement amongst from staff with lowest previous level of laboratory training. Conclusions Training microbiology staff in the accurate processing of urine sample will be an important activity for a Kenyan AMR surveillance system. These training materials, if delivered by an experienced trainer, can achieve a clear improvement in knowledge levels and practical competence for real-life microbiology identifications.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- G Bartonjo
- National Public Health Laboratory , Nairobi, Kenya
| | - E Ngata
- Aga Khan University Hospital , Nairobi, Kenya
| | - G Revathi
- Aga Khan University Hospital , Nairobi, Kenya
| | - A Aiken
- London School of Hygiene &Tropical Medicine , London, UK
| |
Collapse
|
7
|
Yuen WS, Bruno R, Chan GCK, McCambridge J, Slade T, Clare PJ, Aiken A, Kypri K, Hutchinson D, McBride N, Boland V, Upton E, Farrell M, Mattick RP, Peacock A. The experience of physiological and psychosocial alcohol-related harms across adolescence and its association with alcohol use disorder in early adulthood: A prospective cohort study. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2021; 45:2518-2527. [PMID: 34921682 DOI: 10.1111/acer.14726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Revised: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Different forms of alcohol-related harm (e.g., hangovers, fighting) may confer differential risk of clinically relevant alcohol problems. We examine: (i) patterns of transition in experiencing alcohol-related harms across adolescence; (ii) whether factors in early adolescence predict transition patterns; and (iii) whether transition patterns predict later alcohol use disorder (AUD) symptoms. METHODS We used a longitudinal Australian cohort (n = 1828) to model latent class transition patterns of alcohol-related harms across three timepoints (Mage = 13.9, 16.8, 18.8 years). Regression models assessed whether child, peer, and parent factors in early adolescence (Mage = 12.9) predicted harms transition patterns and whether these patterns predicted AUD symptoms in early adulthood (Mage = 19.8). RESULTS Five transition patterns characterized most of the cohort (n ≈ 1609, 88.0%): (i) minimal harms (n ≈ 381, 20.8%); (ii) late physiological harms (n ≈ 702, 38.4%); (iii) early physiological harms (n ≈ 226, 12.4%); (iv) late all harms (n ≈ 131, 7.2%); and (v) gradual all harms (n ≈ 169, 9.2%). With late physiological harms as the reference, females had increased risk of experiencing early physiological harms (relative risk [RR]: 2.15; 99.5% CI: 1.19, 3.90). Late all harms (RR: 1.71; CI: 1.19, 2.47) and gradual all harms (RR: 1.84; CI: 1.37, 2.47) were each associated with increased odds of meeting criteria for AUD, even when patterns of alcohol consumption are considered. CONCLUSIONS Adolescents display heterogeneous transition patterns across physiological and psychosocial alcohol-related harms. Females are at greater risk of experiencing early physiological harms. Experience of both physiological and psychosocial harms in late adolescence is an important and potentially modifiable precursor to clinically relevant alcohol problems in early adulthood.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Wing See Yuen
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
| | - Raimondo Bruno
- School of Psychological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia
| | - Gary C K Chan
- National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
| | | | - Tim Slade
- The Matilda Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
| | - Philip J Clare
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia.,Prevention Research Collaboration, The Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
| | - Alexandra Aiken
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
| | - Kypros Kypri
- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
| | - Delyse Hutchinson
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia.,Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
| | - Nyanda McBride
- National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Bentley, Western Australia, Australia
| | - Veronica Boland
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
| | - Emily Upton
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
| | - Michael Farrell
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
| | - Richard P Mattick
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
| | - Amy Peacock
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia.,School of Psychological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia
| |
Collapse
|
8
|
Clare PJ, Aiken A, Yuen WS, Upton E, Kypri K, Degenhardt L, Bruno R, McCambridge J, McBride N, Hutchinson D, Slade T, Mattick R, Peacock A. Alcohol use among young Australian adults in May-June 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic: a prospective cohort study. Addiction 2021; 116:3398-3407. [PMID: 34105838 PMCID: PMC8212116 DOI: 10.1111/add.15599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2020] [Revised: 01/20/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
AIMS To estimate change in young people's alcohol consumption during COVID-19 restrictions in Australia in early-mid 2020, and test whether those changes were consistent by gender and level of consumption prior to the pandemic. DESIGN Prospective longitudinal cohort. SETTING Secondary schools in New South Wales, Tasmania and Western Australia. PARTICIPANTS Subsample of a cohort (n = 443) recruited in the first year of secondary school in 2010-11. Analysis data included three waves collected in September 2017-July 2018, September 2018-May 2019 and August 2019-January 2020), and in May-June 2020. MEASUREMENTS The primary predictors were time, gender and level of consumption prior to the pandemic. Outcome variables, analysed by mixed-effects models, included frequency and typical quantity of alcohol consumption, binge drinking, peak consumption, alcohol-related harm and drinking contexts. FINDINGS Overall consumption (frequency × quantity) during the restrictions declined by 17% [incidence rate ratio (IRR) = 0.83; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.73, 0.95] compared to February 2020, and there was a 35% decline in the rate of alcohol-related harms in the same period (IRR = 0.66; 95% CI = 0.54, 0.79). Changes in alcohol consumption were largely consistent by gender. CONCLUSIONS From a survey of secondary school students in Australia, there is evidence for a reduction in overall consumption and related harms during the COVID-19 restrictions.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Philip J. Clare
- Prevention Research CollaborationUniversity of SydneyCamperdownNSWAustralia,National Drug and Alcohol Research CentreUniversity of New South WalesSydneyNSWAustralia
| | - Alexandra Aiken
- National Drug and Alcohol Research CentreUniversity of New South WalesSydneyNSWAustralia
| | - Wing See Yuen
- National Drug and Alcohol Research CentreUniversity of New South WalesSydneyNSWAustralia
| | - Emily Upton
- National Drug and Alcohol Research CentreUniversity of New South WalesSydneyNSWAustralia
| | - Kypros Kypri
- School of Medicine and Public HealthUniversity of NewcastleCallaghanNSWAustralia
| | - Louisa Degenhardt
- National Drug and Alcohol Research CentreUniversity of New South WalesSydneyNSWAustralia
| | - Raimondo Bruno
- School of Psychological SciencesUniversity of TasmaniaHobartTasmaniaAustralia
| | | | - Nyanda McBride
- National Drug Research InstituteCurtin UniversityPerthWAAustralia
| | - Delyse Hutchinson
- National Drug and Alcohol Research CentreUniversity of New South WalesSydneyNSWAustralia,Centre for Social and Early Emotional DevelopmentDeakin UniversityMelbourneVICAustralia,Department of PaediatricsUniversity of MelbourneMelbourneVICAustralia,Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's HospitalUniversity of MelbourneMelbourneVICAustralia
| | - Tim Slade
- The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance UseUniversity of SydneySydneyNSWAustralia
| | - Richard Mattick
- National Drug and Alcohol Research CentreUniversity of New South WalesSydneyNSWAustralia
| | - Amy Peacock
- National Drug and Alcohol Research CentreUniversity of New South WalesSydneyNSWAustralia
| |
Collapse
|
9
|
Yuen WS, Chan G, Clare P, Bruno R, Boland V, Aiken A, Kypri K, Horwood J, McCambridge J, Degenhardt L, Slade T, Wadolowski M, Hutchinson D, Najman J, McBride N, Mattick R, Peacock A. 962Adolescent Alcohol Use Trajectories: A Prospective Study of Risk Factors and Adulthood AUD Outcomes. Int J Epidemiol 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyab168.740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Adolescents often display heterogenous trajectories of alcohol use. Initiation and escalation of drinking may be an important predictor of later harms. Previous attempts to conceptualise these trajectories lacked adjustment for known confounders of adolescent drinking, which our study has aimed to address by modelling dynamic changes in drinking whilst adjusting for parent, child, and peer factors.
Methods
Survey data from a longitudinal cohort of Australian adolescents (n = 1813) were used to model latent class alcohol use trajectories over five annual follow-ups (Mage=13.9 and 17.8 years). Regression models determined whether child, parent, and peer factors at baseline (Mage =12.9 years) predicted trajectory membership and whether trajectories predicted self-reported symptoms of AUD in early adulthood (Mage =18.8 years).
Results
We identified a four-class solution: abstaining (n = 352); late-onset moderate drinking (n = 503); early-onset moderate drinking (n = 663); and early-onset heavy drinking (n = 295). Alcohol-specific household rules reduced risk of early-onset heavy drinking compared to late-onset moderate drinking (RRR: 0.31; 99.5% CI: 0.11, 0.83), whereas substance-using peers increased this risk (RRR: 3.43; 99.5% CI: 2.10, 5.62). Early-onset heavy drinking increased odds of meeting criteria for AUD in early adulthood (OR: 7.68; 99.5% CI: 2.41, 24.47).
Conclusions
Our study provides evidence that early initiation and heavy alcohol use throughout adolescence is associated with increased risk of alcohol-related harm compared to recommended maximum levels of consumption (late-onset, moderate drinking).
Key messages
Parenting factors and peer influences in early adolescence should be considered to reduce risk of early initiation and heavy drinking, which in turn reduces risk of later harm.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Wing See Yuen
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University Of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
| | - Gary Chan
- Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia
| | - Philip Clare
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University Of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
| | - Raimondo Bruno
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University Of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
- School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
| | - Veronica Boland
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University Of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
| | - Alexandra Aiken
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University Of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
| | - Kypros Kypri
- School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, University Dr, Callaghan, Australia
| | - John Horwood
- Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
| | - Jim McCambridge
- Department of Health Sciences, University of York, Heslington, York, United Kingdom
| | - Louisa Degenhardt
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University Of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
| | - Tim Slade
- The Matilda Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
| | | | - Delyse Hutchinson
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University Of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
- Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Australia
| | - Jake Najman
- School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia
| | | | - Richard Mattick
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University Of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
| | - Amy Peacock
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University Of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
| |
Collapse
|
10
|
Najman JM, Clare PJ, Kypri K, Aiken A, Wadolowski M, Hutchinson D, Slade T, Bruno R, Vogl L, Degenhardt L, Mattick RP. Gender differences in the supply of alcohol to adolescent daughters and sons. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 2021; 47:508-520. [PMID: 34383569 DOI: 10.1080/00952990.2021.1927066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
Abstract
Background: Parents are the main supplier of alcohol to children but it is not known whether mothers and fathers equally contribute to the supply of alcohol to their female and male children as these children transition to adulthood.Objectives: i) to determine whether the gender of the parent is associated with the gender of the adolescent offspring when alcohol is supplied and ii) whether the gender of the parent supplying is associated with gender differences in adolescent binge drinking and alcohol related harms.Methods: Longitudinal cohort of 1,927 (males = 1052) Australian adolescents (mean age 12.9 years), recruited in 2010/11 from schools in Australia and surveyed annually for six years. We assessed the association between adolescent and parent gender related to subsequent adolescent drinking, binge drinking (>4 standard drinks), and alcohol-related harms.Results: At mean age of 12.9 years about one in ten children report parental supply of alcohol which increases to about four in ten children by 17.8 years. Mothers consistently more often supply their daughters with alcohol than their sons, [Wave 5 OR 1.77 (1.53,2.05)], while mothers less often supply sons than their daughters, [Wave 5 OR 0.82 (0.71,0.95)]. Mothers' supply of alcohol to daughters predicts substantially increased odds of daughters binge drinking, [OR 1.67 (1.10,2.53)] and experiencing alcohol related harms, [OR 1.65 (1.10,2.48)].Conclusion: There is a need to involve both mothers and fathers and to equally target female and male children in programs to reduce the harmful consequences of parental supply of alcohol to their children.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Jackob M Najman
- School of Public Health, University of Queensland, Herston, Australia
| | - Philip J Clare
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Randwick, Australia
| | - Kypros Kypri
- School of Medicine & Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
| | - Alexandra Aiken
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Randwick, Australia
| | - Monika Wadolowski
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Randwick, Australia
| | | | - Tim Slade
- School of Medicine, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
| | - Raimondo Bruno
- School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
| | - Laura Vogl
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Randwick, Australia
| | - Louisa Degenhardt
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Randwick, Australia
| | - Richard P Mattick
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Randwick, Australia
| |
Collapse
|
11
|
Yuen WS, Chan G, Bruno R, Clare PJ, Aiken A, Mattick R, Farrell M, Kypri K, Slade T, Hutchinson D, McBride N, McCambridge J, Boland V, Peacock A. Trajectories of alcohol-induced blackouts in adolescence: early risk factors and alcohol use disorder outcomes in early adulthood. Addiction 2021; 116:2039-2048. [PMID: 33464664 DOI: 10.1111/add.15415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Revised: 11/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS Experience of alcohol-induced memory blackouts in adolescence may be an important risk factor for later harms. This longitudinal study (i) modelled trajectories of alcohol-related blackouts throughout adolescence, (ii) explored early-adolescent predictors of blackout trajectories and (iii) examined the association between blackout trajectories and alcohol use disorder (AUD) symptoms. DESIGN Longitudinal study in which data from six annual surveys of a longitudinal cohort of Australian adolescents were used to model latent class growth trajectories of blackouts, adjusting for alcohol consumption frequency and typical quantity. Regression models were used to determine whether parent, child and peer factors at baseline (mean age = 12.9) predicted profiles of blackout trajectory membership and whether blackout trajectories predicted meeting criteria for AUD in early adulthood (mean age = 19.8). SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Australian adolescents (n = 1821; mean age = 13.9-18.8 years). MEASUREMENTS Alcohol-related blackouts, alcohol consumption frequency, typical consumption quantity and DSM-5 AUD in early adulthood were all self-reported. FINDINGS We identified a three-class solution: delayed alcohol initiation, rare blackouts (n = 701; 38.5%); early initiation, rare blackouts (n = 869; 47.7%); and early initiation, increasing blackouts (n = 251; 13.8%). Female sex was associated with increased risk of early initiation, increasing blackouts relative to delayed initiation, rare blackouts [relative risk ratio (RRR) = 3.90; 99.5% confidence interval (CI) = 1.96, 7.76] and relative to early initiation, rare blackouts (RRR = 2.89; 99.5% CI = 1.42, 5.87). Early initiation, rare blackouts [odds ratio (OR) = 1.96; 99.5% CI = 1.17, 3.29] and early initiation, increasing blackouts (OR = 4.93; 99.5% CI = 2.32, 10.48) were each associated with increased odds of meeting criteria for AUD in early adulthood relative to delayed initiation, rare blackouts. Early initiation, increasing blackouts was associated with increased odds of meeting criteria for AUD in early adulthood relative to early initiation, rare blackouts (OR = 2.51; 99.5% CI = 1.18, 5.38). CONCLUSIONS Females in Australia appear to be at higher risk of adolescent alcohol-related blackouts independent of alcohol consumption levels and age of initiation. Alcohol-related blackouts may be associated with later alcohol use disorder.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Wing See Yuen
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Australia
| | - Gary Chan
- Centre for Youth Substance Abuse, The University of Queensland, Australia
| | - Raimondo Bruno
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Australia.,School of Psychological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Australia
| | - Philip J Clare
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Australia
| | - Alexandra Aiken
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Australia
| | - Richard Mattick
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Australia
| | - Michael Farrell
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Australia
| | - Kypros Kypri
- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Australia
| | - Tim Slade
- The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, The University of Sydney, Australia
| | - Delyse Hutchinson
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Australia.,Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, Deakin University, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Australia.,Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Australia
| | - Nyanda McBride
- National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Australia
| | | | - Veronica Boland
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Australia
| | - Amy Peacock
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Australia.,School of Psychological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Australia
| |
Collapse
|
12
|
Lam T, Laslett AM, Fischer J, Salom C, Ogeil RP, Lubman DI, Aiken A, Mattick R, Gilmore W, Allsop S. Disclosures of harming others during their most recent drinking session: Findings from a large national study of heavy-drinking adolescents. Drug Alcohol Rev 2021; 41:197-207. [PMID: 34181785 DOI: 10.1111/dar.13336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2020] [Revised: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION The extant Alcohol's Harms to Others (AHTO) literature is largely comprised of reports from victims. We investigated AHTO from perpetrators' perspectives, including how harms were associated with individual characteristics, and alcohol quantities consumed during the perpetration incident. METHODS Participants (N = 2932) were 14-19 years old, recruited primarily through social media and screened as risky drinkers. They completed face-to-face (n = 594) or self-administered (n = 2338) surveys. They self-reported whether during their last risky drinking session (LRDS) they had perpetrated any verbal abuse, physical abuse or property damage. A multinomial logistic regression examined whether nine factors were associated with perpetrating zero, one or 2+ categories of AHTO. RESULTS Eleven percent (n = 323) reported perpetrating at least one form of AHTO (7.5% verbal, 1.9% physical and 4.6% property). Perpetration of AHTO at LRDS was uniquely associated with: younger age, male gender, experiences of childhood physical punishment, greater perpetration incident-specific drinking, concurrent illicit drug use, and less frequent use of safety strategies while drinking in the past 12 months. Controlling for the other variables, an increase of six Australian standard drinks (60 g of alcohol) increased the odds of perpetration by 15% [95% confidence interval (CI) adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 1.08, 1.23], and an increase of 15 Australian standard drinks increased the odds by 42% (95% CI AOR 1.20, 1.69). DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS Individual characteristics, larger quantities of alcohol consumed, and a disinclination to practice harm reduction amplified risk of AHTO perpetration. This has implications for health promotion and risk prevention/reduction strategies.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Tina Lam
- Monash Addiction Research Centre, Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.,Faculty of Health Sciences, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
| | - Anne-Marie Laslett
- Faculty of Health Sciences, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Australia.,Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
| | - Jane Fischer
- National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
| | - Caroline Salom
- Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
| | - Rowan P Ogeil
- Monash Addiction Research Centre, Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.,Turning Point, Eastern Health, Melbourne, Australia
| | - Dan I Lubman
- Monash Addiction Research Centre, Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.,Turning Point, Eastern Health, Melbourne, Australia
| | - Alexandra Aiken
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
| | - Richard Mattick
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
| | - William Gilmore
- Faculty of Health Sciences, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
| | - Steve Allsop
- Faculty of Health Sciences, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
| |
Collapse
|
13
|
Farnbach S, Allan J, Wallace R, Aiken A, Shakeshaft A. Formative process evaluation of a guideline-driven process for improving the cultural responsiveness of alcohol and drug treatment services. BMC Health Serv Res 2021; 21:352. [PMID: 33858384 PMCID: PMC8051070 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-06367-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
Abstract
Background To improve Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s access to, and experience of, healthcare services, including Alcohol and other Drug (AoD) treatment services, principles and frameworks have been developed to optimise cultural responsiveness. Implementing those principles in practice, however, can be difficult to achieve. This study has five aims: i) to describe a five-step process developed to operationalise improvements in culturally responsive practice in AoD services; ii) to evaluate the fidelity of implementation for this five-step process; iii) to identify barriers and enablers to implementation; iv) to assess the feasibility and acceptability of this approach; and v) to describe iterative adaptation of implementation processes based on participant feedback. Methods Participating services were 15 non-Aboriginal AoD services in New South Wales, Australia. Implementation records were used to assess the implementation fidelity of the project. Structured interviews with chief executive officers or senior management were conducted, and interview data were thematically analysed to identify project acceptability, and the key enablers of, and barriers to, project implementation. Quantitative descriptive analyses were performed on the post-implementation workshop survey data, and responses to the free text questions were thematically analysed. Results A high level of implementation fidelity was achieved. Key enablers to improving culturally responsive practice were the timing of the introduction of the five-step process, the active interest of staff across a range of seniority and the availability of resources and staff time to identify and implement activities. Key barriers included addressing the unique needs of a range of treatment sub-groups, difficulty adapting activities to different service delivery models, limited time to implement change in this evaluation (three months) and the varied skill level across staff. The project was rated as being highly acceptable and relevant to service CEOs/managers and direct service staff, with planned changes perceived to be achievable and important. Based on CEO/management feedback after the project was implemented at the initial services, several improvements to processes were made. Conclusion The operationalisation of the five-step process developed to improve cultural responsiveness was feasible and acceptable and may be readily applicable to improving the cultural responsiveness of a wide variety of health and human services. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12913-021-06367-7.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Sara Farnbach
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre UNSW, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
| | - Julaine Allan
- School of Health and Society, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia.
| | - Raechel Wallace
- Network of Alcohol and Drug Agencies, Woolloomooloo, NSW, 2011, Australia
| | - Alexandra Aiken
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre UNSW, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
| | - Anthony Shakeshaft
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre UNSW, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
| |
Collapse
|
14
|
Boland VC, Clare PJ, Yuen WS, Peacock A, Aiken A, Wadolowski M, Hutchinson D, Najman J, Slade T, Bruno R, McBride N, Degenhardt L, Kypri K, Mattick RP. The association between parental supply of alcohol and supply from other sources to young people: a prospective cohort. Addiction 2020; 115:2140-2147. [PMID: 32141130 DOI: 10.1111/add.15033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Revised: 06/21/2019] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
AIMS Despite legal age limits set for alcohol consumption, parents are one of the main suppliers of alcohol to underage minors. Although supply from non-parental sources has been found to be associated with greater risk of harm compared with parental supply, the association between parental supply and supply from other sources is unclear. This study investigated the associations between parental supply of sips and whole serves of alcohol on subsequent other supply, conditional on current supply from non-parental sources. METHODS Data from the Australian Parental Supply of Alcohol Longitudinal Study cohort of adolescents was used. A cohort of 1927 Australian children recruited in grade 7 (mean age 12.9 years) was surveyed annually from 2010 to 2016 (94%, n = 1821 included for analyses). The primary outcome was alcohol exposure from other sources ('other supply'), including alcohol supply from other adults, friends, siblings, or self-supply, compared with adolescents reporting no supply from these sources. Analyses were conducted using random intercept logistic regression (to account for within-respondent correlation). RESULTS Parental supply of alcohol alone was associated with increased odds of receiving alcohol from other non-parental sources in subsequent years (OR: 1.99; 95% CI: 1.65-2.39) after adjusting for confounders. Increased odds of subsequent other supply were associated with current parental supply of sips (OR: 1.92; 95% CI: 1.56-2.36) and whole drinks (OR: 2.76; 95% CI: 1.85-4.11). CONCLUSIONS Parental supply of alcohol appears to increase the risk of subsequent supply of alcohol from other sources in certain contexts.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Veronica C Boland
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Australia, Sydney, , NSW, 2052, Australia
| | - Philip J Clare
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Australia, Sydney, , NSW, 2052, Australia
| | - Wing See Yuen
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Australia, Sydney, , NSW, 2052, Australia
| | - Amy Peacock
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Australia, Sydney, , NSW, 2052, Australia
| | - Alexandra Aiken
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Australia, Sydney, , NSW, 2052, Australia
| | - Monika Wadolowski
- Centre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, NSW, 2109, Australia
| | - Delyse Hutchinson
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Australia, Sydney, , NSW, 2052, Australia.,Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Deakin University Geelong, Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3010, Australia.,Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia.,Centre for Adolescent Health, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
| | - Jackob Najman
- Queensland Alcohol and Drug Research and Education Centre, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
| | - Tim Slade
- The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
| | - Raimondo Bruno
- School of Psychology, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia
| | - Nyanda McBride
- National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, , WA, 6845, Australia
| | - Louisa Degenhardt
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Australia, Sydney, , NSW, 2052, Australia
| | - Kypros Kypri
- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, , NSW, 2308, Australia
| | - Richard P Mattick
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Australia, Sydney, , NSW, 2052, Australia
| |
Collapse
|
15
|
Sharmin S, Kypri K, Wadolowski M, Bruno R, Khanam M, Aiken A, Hutchinson D, Najman JM, Slade T, McBride N, Attia J, Palazzi K, Oldmeadow C, Mattick RP. Parent hazardous drinking and their children's alcohol use in early and mid-adolescence: prospective cohort study. Eur J Public Health 2020; 29:736-740. [PMID: 30851106 DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckz029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Why adolescents' drinking is associated with their parents' drinking remains unclear. We examined associations in a prospective cohort study, adjusting for socio-demographic characteristics and family factors. METHODS We recruited 1927 children from grade 7 classes (mean age 13 years), and one of their parents, in three Australian states, contacted participants annually from 2010 to 2014, and analysed data from assessments at ages 13, 14, 15 and 16 years. We used the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption (AUDIT-C) subscale to identify hazardous drinking in parents (score ≥5) and children (score ≥3) and constructed mixed-effect logistic regression models, accounting for clustering within school and adjusting for likely confounders. We evaluated the sensitivity of estimates by imputing missing values assuming the data were missing at random vs. missing not at random. RESULTS Parent hazardous drinking predicted mid-adolescent hazardous drinking, e.g. 15 years olds whose parents [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 2.00; 95% confidence interval 1.51-2.64] or parents' partners (aOR 1.94; 1.48-2.55) were hazardous drinkers had higher odds of being hazardous drinkers at age 16. The magnitude of univariate associations changed little after adjusting for covariates, and sensitivity analyses confirmed the robustness of the association, across a wide range of assumptions about the missing data. CONCLUSIONS The associations between parents' and their adolescent children's hazardous drinking are unlikely to be due to confounding by socio-demographic and family factors. Parents should be encouraged, and supported by public policy, to reduce their own alcohol consumption in order to reduce their children's risk of becoming hazardous drinkers.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Sonia Sharmin
- Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
| | - Kypros Kypri
- Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
| | - Monika Wadolowski
- Centre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, NSW, Australia
| | - Raimondo Bruno
- School of Psychology, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
| | - Masuma Khanam
- School of Health Science, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
| | - Alexandra Aiken
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, NSW, Australia
| | - Delyse Hutchinson
- Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
| | - Jackob M Najman
- Queensland Alcohol and Drug Research and Education Centre, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
| | - Tim Slade
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, NSW, Australia
| | - Nyanda McBride
- National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
| | - John Attia
- Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
| | - Kerrin Palazzi
- Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI), Newcastle, NSW, Australia
| | | | - Richard P Mattick
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, NSW, Australia
| |
Collapse
|
16
|
Clare PJ, Dobbins T, Bruno R, Peacock A, Boland V, Yuen WS, Aiken A, Degenhardt L, Kypri K, Slade T, Hutchinson D, Najman JM, McBride N, Horwood J, McCambridge J, Mattick RP. The overall effect of parental supply of alcohol across adolescence on alcohol-related harms in early adulthood-a prospective cohort study. Addiction 2020; 115:1833-1843. [PMID: 32034841 DOI: 10.1111/add.15005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2019] [Revised: 09/18/2019] [Accepted: 02/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS Recent research suggests that parental supply of alcohol is associated with more risky drinking and alcohol-related harm among adolescents. However, the overall effect of parental supply throughout adolescence remains unclear, because parental supply of alcohol varies during adolescence. Due to the complexity of longitudinal data, standard analytical methods can be biased. This study examined the effect of parental supply of alcohol on alcohol-related outcomes in early adulthood using robust methods to minimize risk of bias. DESIGN Prospective longitudinal cohort study. SETTING Australia PARTICIPANTS: A cohort of school students (n = 1906) recruited in the first year of secondary school (average age 12.9 years) from Australian schools in 2010-11, interviewed annually for 7 years. MEASUREMENTS The exposure variable was self-reported parental supply of alcohol (including sips/whole drinks) during 5 years of adolescence (waves 1-5). Outcome variables were self-reported binge drinking, alcohol-related harm and symptoms of alcohol use disorder, measured in the two waves after the exposure period (waves 6-7). To reduce risk of bias, we used targeted maximum likelihood estimation to assess the (counterfactual) effect of parental supply of alcohol in all five waves versus no supply on alcohol-related outcomes. FINDINGS Parental supply of alcohol throughout adolescence saw greater risk of binge drinking [risk ratios (RR) = 1.53; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.27-1.84] and alcohol-related harms (RR = 1.44; 95% CI = 1.22-1.69) in the year following the exposure period compared with no supply in adolescence. Earlier initiation of parental supply also increased risk of binge drinking (RR = 1.10; 95% CI = 1.05-1.14), and any alcohol-related harm (RR = 1.09; 95% CI = 1.05-1.13) for each year earlier parental supply began compared with later (or no) initiation. CONCLUSIONS Adolescents whose parents supply them with alcohol appear to have an increased risk of alcohol-related harm compared with adolescents whose parents do not supply them with alcohol. The risk appears to increase with earlier initiation of supply.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Philip J Clare
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
| | - Timothy Dobbins
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
| | - Raimondo Bruno
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
| | - Amy Peacock
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
| | - Veronica Boland
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
| | - Wing See Yuen
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
| | - Alexandra Aiken
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
| | - Louisa Degenhardt
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
| | - Kypros Kypri
- Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
| | - Tim Slade
- The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
| | - Delyse Hutchinson
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.,Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, Royal Children's Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| | - Jackob M Najman
- Queensland Alcohol and Drug Research and Education Centre, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
| | - Nyanda McBride
- National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
| | - John Horwood
- Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
| | - Jim McCambridge
- Department of Health Sciences, University of York, Heslington, York, UK
| | - Richard P Mattick
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
| |
Collapse
|
17
|
Yuen WS, Chan G, Bruno R, Clare P, Mattick R, Aiken A, Boland V, McBride N, McCambridge J, Slade T, Kypri K, Horwood J, Hutchinson D, Najman J, De Torres C, Peacock A. Adolescent Alcohol Use Trajectories: Risk Factors and Adult Outcomes. Pediatrics 2020; 146:peds.2020-0440. [PMID: 32968030 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2020-0440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVES Adolescents often display heterogenous trajectories of alcohol use. Initiation and escalation of drinking may be important predictors of later harms, including alcohol use disorder (AUD). Previous conceptualizations of these trajectories lacked adjustment for known confounders of adolescent drinking, which we aimed to address by modeling dynamic changes in drinking throughout adolescence while adjusting for covariates. METHODS Survey data from a longitudinal cohort of Australian adolescents (n = 1813) were used to model latent class alcohol use trajectories over 5 annual follow-ups (mean age = 13.9 until 17.8 years). Regression models were used to determine whether child, parent, and peer factors at baseline (mean age = 12.9 years) predicted trajectory membership and whether trajectories predicted self-reported symptoms of AUD at the final follow-up (mean age = 18.8 years). RESULTS We identified 4 classes: abstaining (n = 352); late-onset moderate drinking (n = 503); early-onset moderate drinking (n = 663); and early-onset heavy drinking (n = 295). Having more alcohol-specific household rules reduced risk of early-onset heavy drinking compared with late-onset moderate drinking (relative risk ratio: 0.31; 99.5% confidence interval [CI]: 0.11-0.83), whereas having more substance-using peers increased this risk (relative risk ratio: 3.43; 99.5% CI: 2.10-5.62). Early-onset heavy drinking increased odds of meeting criteria for AUD in early adulthood (odds ratio: 7.68; 99.5% CI: 2.41-24.47). CONCLUSIONS Our study provides evidence that parenting factors and peer influences in early adolescence should be considered to reduce risk of later alcohol-related harm. Early initiation and heavy alcohol use throughout adolescence are associated with increased risk of alcohol-related harm compared with recommended maximum levels of consumption (late-onset, moderate drinking).
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Wing See Yuen
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia;
| | - Gary Chan
- National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research and
| | - Raimondo Bruno
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,School of Psychological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
| | - Philip Clare
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
| | - Richard Mattick
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
| | - Alexandra Aiken
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
| | - Veronica Boland
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
| | - Nyanda McBride
- National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
| | - Jim McCambridge
- Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, United Kingdom
| | - Tim Slade
- The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
| | - Kypros Kypri
- School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
| | - John Horwood
- Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
| | - Delyse Hutchinson
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; and.,Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| | - Jake Najman
- School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
| | - Clara De Torres
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
| | - Amy Peacock
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,School of Psychological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
| |
Collapse
|
18
|
Lam T, Fischer J, Salom C, Ogeil R, Wilson J, Lubman DI, Burns L, Lenton S, Gilmore W, Chikritzhs T, Aiken A, Allsop S. Safety first: Beliefs of older peers supplying alcohol to underage friends. Health Promot J Austr 2020; 32:407-415. [PMID: 32589329 DOI: 10.1002/hpja.378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Revised: 04/16/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
Abstract
ISSUE ADDRESSED Underage drinkers most commonly source alcohol from older peers. However, few studies have examined older peers' supply-related beliefs and motivations. METHODS A sample of 270 risky drinkers aged 18-19 years were interviewed in Australia where the legal purchase age is 18. They were asked about their provision to underage friends, awareness of secondary supply legislation (intended to prohibit such supply) and 24 psycho-legal beliefs around supply. RESULTS Half (49%) provided alcohol to a 16- to 17-year-old friend to drink at a party they were both attending at least twice a year. Three-quarters reported provision was okay so long as the recipient(s) were in a safe environment, and 46% reported "everyone gives alcohol to teenagers if they are in a safe environment." There was significantly higher agreement that "my friends would think I was mean if I did not give alcohol to a friend under the age of 18" (37%), compared to "my friends would think I was uncool if I did not give alcohol to a friend under the age of 18" (26%). Two thirds (69%) felt more responsible for an underage friend's safety if they provided the alcohol. A multivariate logistic regression revealed supply was more likely if the supplier: was aged 18 compared to 19 (95% CI OR: 1.57, 4.84), male (1.06, 3.27), of a higher SES quintile (1.08, 1.80) and believed alcohol supply to minors was morally acceptable (1.01, 1.33) and normal (1.04, 1.38). Knowledge of regulatory strategies (68%) designed to prevent supply to minors, and their perceived deterrent value did not significantly impact supply. CONCLUSIONS Supply of alcohol to underage peers was perceived as morally and socially acceptable in a group of 18- to 19-year-old risky drinkers. SO WHAT?: Opportunities include harm reduction initiatives that prioritise caring responsibilities towards friends, as opposed to relying on external enforcement measures alone.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Tina Lam
- Monash Addiction Research Centre, Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University, Frankston, VIC, Australia.,National Drug Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
| | - Jane Fischer
- National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
| | - Caroline Salom
- Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
| | - Rowan Ogeil
- Monash Addiction Research Centre, Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University, Frankston, VIC, Australia.,Turning Point, Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University, Richmond, VIC, Australia
| | - James Wilson
- Turning Point, Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University, Richmond, VIC, Australia
| | - Dan I Lubman
- Monash Addiction Research Centre, Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University, Frankston, VIC, Australia.,Turning Point, Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University, Richmond, VIC, Australia
| | - Lucinda Burns
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
| | - Simon Lenton
- National Drug Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
| | - William Gilmore
- National Drug Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
| | - Tanya Chikritzhs
- National Drug Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
| | - Alexandra Aiken
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
| | - Steve Allsop
- National Drug Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
| |
Collapse
|
19
|
Lam T, Laslett AM, Ogeil R, Lubman D, Liang W, Chikritzhs T, Gilmore W, Lenton S, Fischer J, Aiken A, Mattick R, Burns L, Midford R, Allsop S. From eye rolls to punches: experiences of harm from others’ drinking among risky-drinking adolescents across Australia. Public Health Res Pract 2019; 29:2941927. [DOI: 10.17061/phrp2941927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
|
20
|
Matifat E, Perreault K, Roy JS, Aiken A, Gagnon E, Mequignon M, Lowry V, Décary S, Hamelin B, Ambrosio M, Farley N, Pelletier D, Carlesso L, Desmeules F. Concordance between physiotherapists and physicians for care of patients with musculoskeletal disorders presenting to the emergency department. BMC Emerg Med 2019; 19:67. [PMID: 31707978 PMCID: PMC6842540 DOI: 10.1186/s12873-019-0277-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Accepted: 10/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Overcrowding in emergency departments (ED) is a major concern worldwide. To answer increasing health care demands, new models of care including advanced practice physiotherapists (APP) have been implemented in EDs. The purpose of this study was to assess diagnostic, treatment and discharge plan concordance between APPs and ED physicians for patients consulting to the ED for minor musculoskeletal disorders (MSKD). Methods Patients presenting to two EDs in Montréal (Canada) with a minor MSKD were recruited and independently assessed by an APP and ED physician. Both providers had to formulate diagnosis, treatment and discharge plans. Cohen’s kappa (κ) and Prevalence and Bias Adjusted Kappas (PABAK) with associated 95%CI were calculated. Chi Square and t-tests were used to compare treatment, discharge plan modalities and patient satisfaction between providers. Results One hundred and thirteen participants were recruited, mean age was 50.3 ± 17.4 years old and 51.3% had an atraumatic MSKD. Diagnostic inter-rater agreement between providers was very good (κ = 0.81; 95% CI: 0.72–0.90). In terms of treatment plan, APPs referred significantly more participants to physiotherapy care than ED physicians (κ = 0.27; PABAK = 0.27; 95% CI: 0.07–0.45; p = 0.003). There was a moderate inter-rater agreement (κ = 0.46; PABAK = 0.64; 95% CI: 0.46–0.77) for discharge plans. High patient satisfaction was reported with no significant differences between providers (p = 0.57). Conclusion There was significant agreement between APPs and ED physicians in terms of diagnosis and discharge plans, but more discrepancies regarding treatment plans. These results tend to support the integration of APPs in ED settings, but further prospective evaluation of the efficiency of these types of models is warranted.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- E Matifat
- Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Center, University of Montreal Affiliated Research Center, Montréal, Québec, Canada.,CIUSSS Est-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Québec, Canada
| | - K Perreault
- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration (CIRRIS), Québec, Québec, Canada.,Departement of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Québec, Québec, Canada
| | - J-S Roy
- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration (CIRRIS), Québec, Québec, Canada.,Departement of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Québec, Québec, Canada
| | - A Aiken
- Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
| | - E Gagnon
- CIUSSS Est-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Québec, Canada
| | - M Mequignon
- Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Center, University of Montreal Affiliated Research Center, Montréal, Québec, Canada.,Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, France
| | - V Lowry
- Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Center, University of Montreal Affiliated Research Center, Montréal, Québec, Canada.,School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
| | - S Décary
- Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Center, University of Montreal Affiliated Research Center, Montréal, Québec, Canada
| | - B Hamelin
- CIUSSS Est-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Québec, Canada
| | - M Ambrosio
- CIUSSS Centre-Ouest-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Québec, Canada
| | - N Farley
- School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.,CIUSSS Centre-Ouest-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Québec, Canada
| | - D Pelletier
- Ordre Professionnel de la Physiothérapie du Québec, Montréal, Québec, Canada
| | - L Carlesso
- Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Center, University of Montreal Affiliated Research Center, Montréal, Québec, Canada.,School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
| | - F Desmeules
- Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Center, University of Montreal Affiliated Research Center, Montréal, Québec, Canada. .,School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
| |
Collapse
|
21
|
Clare PJ, Aiken A, Yuen WS, Peacock A, Boland V, Wadolowski M, Hutchinson D, Najman J, Slade T, Bruno R, McBride N, Degenhardt L, Kypri K, Mattick RP. Parental supply of alcohol as a predictor of adolescent alcohol consumption patterns: A prospective cohort. Drug Alcohol Depend 2019; 204:107529. [PMID: 31494442 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.06.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2019] [Revised: 06/21/2019] [Accepted: 06/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Recent research has not supported the idea that parental supply of alcohol to adolescents prevents later alcohol-related harm. Yet the specific role of parental supply in shaping patterns of drinking over time remains unclear. This study investigated the role of parental supply of alcohol in patterns of drinking across adolescence, and assessed whether that role remained consistent over time. METHOD Using a longitudinal cohort of 1927 adolescents (mean age 12.9 years), recruited in 2010 and 2011 from schools across Australia and followed up annually until 2016, we assessed three outcomes using mixed-effect negative binomial regression: frequency of consumption, typical quantity consumed, and overall alcohol consumption in the year (frequency * quantity). Child, parental, familial, and peer confounders of adolescent alcohol consumption were measured and adjusted for in the analyses. FINDINGS Parental supply was associated with greater overall consumption in earlier adolescence: Grade 7-8 (incidence rate ratio [IRR]: 3.61; 95% CI: 2.55, 5.12; no supply IRR: 1.00), Grade 8-9 (IRR: 4.84; 95% CI: 3.66, 6.39; no supply IRR: 1.44) and Grade 9-10 (IRR: 8.33; 95% CI: 6.28, 11.05; no supply IRR: 4.75). Alcohol consumption continued to increase in later adolescence regardless of whether parental supply occurred. CONCLUSIONS Parental supply of alcohol was associated with increased alcohol consumption by their children during early adolescence. While parental supply appears to have less impact on drinking in later adolescence, there was no evidence to suggest it is protective. Parents should be advised to avoid supplying children with alcohol, particularly in early adolescence.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Philip J Clare
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Australia, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
| | - Alexandra Aiken
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Australia, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
| | - Wing See Yuen
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Australia, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
| | - Amy Peacock
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Australia, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
| | - Veronica Boland
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Australia, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
| | - Monika Wadolowski
- Discipline of Paediatrics, School of Women's & Children's Health, UNSW, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
| | - Delyse Hutchinson
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Australia, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; Deakin University Geelong, Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Geelong, Victoria 3220, Australia; The University of Melbourne, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia; Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia; Royal Children's Hospital, Centre for Adolescent Health, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
| | - Jackob Najman
- Queensland Alcohol and Drug Research and Education Centre, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
| | - Tim Slade
- The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
| | - Raimondo Bruno
- School of Psychology, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7000, Australia
| | - Nyanda McBride
- National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia
| | - Louisa Degenhardt
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Australia, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
| | - Kypros Kypri
- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia
| | - Richard P Mattick
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Australia, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
| |
Collapse
|
22
|
Lam T, Ogeil RP, Fischer J, Midford R, Lubman DI, Gilmore W, Chikritzhs TN, Liang W, Lenton SR, Aiken A, Allsop S. Alcohol supply as a favour for a friend: Scenarios of alcohol supply to younger friends and siblings. Health Promot J Austr 2019; 31:112-120. [PMID: 31175675 DOI: 10.1002/hpja.264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2018] [Accepted: 06/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
ISSUES ADDRESSED Adolescents under the legal purchase age primarily source their alcohol through social networks. This study assessed the provision context from the perspective of both underage recipients and their suppliers who were older peers and siblings. METHODS Interviewer-administered surveys were conducted with 590 risky-drinking (50 g alcohol per session, at least monthly) adolescents. Participants of legal purchase age (18- to 19-year-olds; n = 269) reported their provision to 16- to 17-year-olds under eight scenarios. Those aged 14-17 (n = 321) reported receipt of alcohol under the same scenarios plus two parental supply contexts. RESULTS Purchase-age participants reported supply: to an underage friend (67%), an acquaintance (44%) or a sibling (16%) to drink at the same party; to a friend (43%) or sibling (20%) to take to another party (20%) and to a stranger near a bottle shop (5%). Supply to a friend at the same party was more likely if money was exchanged (60% vs 40%; P < 0.001). Almost all (98%) 14- to 17-year-olds reported receiving alcohol from an adult (including 36% from a parent for consumption away from the parent), with a similar pattern of receipt scenarios as those reported by the 18- to 19-year-olds. CONCLUSIONS Provision of alcohol was more frequent with a friend than a sibling or stranger, in close environmental proximity, and if money was exchanged. SO WHAT?: As supply may be sensitive to monetary considerations, the incidence of underage receipt may be affected by community-wide pricing measures. Traditional alcohol availability regulations should be supplemented by strategies relating to the social nature of supply and demand.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Tina Lam
- Monash Addiction Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.,National Drug Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
| | - Rowan P Ogeil
- Monash Addiction Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.,Turning Point and Monash University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
| | - Jane Fischer
- National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
| | - Richard Midford
- National Drug Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.,Charles Darwin University and the Menzies School of Health Research, Tiwi, NT, Australia
| | - Dan I Lubman
- Monash Addiction Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.,Turning Point and Monash University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
| | - William Gilmore
- National Drug Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
| | - Tanya N Chikritzhs
- National Drug Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
| | - Wenbin Liang
- National Drug Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
| | - Simon R Lenton
- National Drug Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
| | - Alexandra Aiken
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
| | - Steve Allsop
- National Drug Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
| |
Collapse
|
23
|
Aiken A, Broussard K, Johnson D, Padron E. Self-managed medication abortion: variation in knowledge, interest and motivations among abortion clients across three Texas cities. Contraception 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2018.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
|
24
|
Goyal V, McLoughlin I, Wallace R, Dermish A, Kumar B, Schutt-Aine A, Beasley A, Aiken A, Potter JE. Filling the gap left by HB2: were remaining Texas abortion clinics able to serve the entire state? Contraception 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2018.07.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
|
25
|
Lam T, Ogeil RP, Allsop S, Chikritzhs T, Fischer J, Midford R, Gilmore W, Lenton S, Liang W, Lloyd B, Aiken A, Mattick R, Burns L, Lubman DI. Insomnia and Regulation of Sleep-Wake Cycle With Drugs Among Adolescent Risky Drinkers. J Clin Sleep Med 2018; 14:1529-1537. [PMID: 30176972 DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.7330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2018] [Accepted: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
Abstract
STUDY OBJECTIVES We aimed to explore symptoms of insomnia in a group of youths characterized as engaging in risky drinking, their use of drugs as sleep/ wake aids, and the relationships between alcohol and other drug use and insomnia. METHODS Face-to-face interviews were conducted with 596 Australian 14 to 19-year-olds identified as engaging in regular risky drinking. They completed the Insomnia Severity Index and were assessed for recent alcohol and other drug use, including drugs used specifically as sleep aids or to stay awake. Alcohol-related problems, emotional distress, self-control, and working outside of traditional hours were also assessed using validated scales. RESULTS More than one-third of the study participants (36%) reported moderate to very severe sleep-onset insomnia, and 39% screened positive for clinical insomnia using adolescent criteria. Three-fourths used drugs in the past 2 weeks to regulate their sleep cycle (65% used stimulants to stay awake, mainly caffeine, and 32% used a depressant to get to sleep, mainly cannabis). Regression analyses showed that after controlling for variables such as sex, emotional distress, self-control, alcohol use problems, and past 6-month illicit or non-prescribed drug use, those who used drugs specifically to get to sleep or to stay awake were 2.0 (P < .001) and 1.7 (P = .02) times more likely to report clinical insomnia, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Insomnia was commonly reported in this community sample of adolescents characterized as engaging in risky drinking. Those with symptoms of insomnia appeared to be managing their sleep-related symptoms through alcohol and other drug use, which may have further exacerbated their sleep issues.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Tina Lam
- National Drug Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
| | - Rowan P Ogeil
- Turning Point and Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
| | - Steve Allsop
- National Drug Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
| | - Tanya Chikritzhs
- National Drug Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
| | - Jane Fischer
- National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
| | - Richard Midford
- Charles Darwin University and the Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, Australia
| | - William Gilmore
- National Drug Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
| | - Simon Lenton
- National Drug Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
| | - Wenbin Liang
- National Drug Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
| | - Belinda Lloyd
- Turning Point and Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
| | - Alexandra Aiken
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
| | - Richard Mattick
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
| | - Lucinda Burns
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
| | - Dan I Lubman
- Turning Point and Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
| |
Collapse
|
26
|
Sharmin S, Kypri K, Wadolowski M, Bruno R, Khanam M, Aiken A, Hutchinson D, M. Najman J, Slade T, McBride N, Attia J, P. Mattick R. Parent characteristics associated with approval of their children drinking alcohol from ages 13 to 16 years: prospective cohort study. Aust N Z J Public Health 2018; 42:347-353. [DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.12811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2017] [Revised: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 05/01/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Sonia Sharmin
- Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine and Public Health; University of Newcastle; New South Wales
| | - Kypros Kypri
- Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine and Public Health; University of Newcastle; New South Wales
| | - Monika Wadolowski
- Centre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science, Australian Institute of Health Innovation; Macquarie University; New South Wales
| | | | | | - Alexandra Aiken
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre; University of New South Wales (UNSW)
| | - Delyse Hutchinson
- Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, School of Psychology; Deakin University; Victoria
| | - Jackob M. Najman
- Queensland Alcohol and Drug Research and Education Centre; University of Queensland
| | - Tim Slade
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre; University of New South Wales (UNSW)
| | - Nyanda McBride
- National Drug Research Institute; Curtin University; Western Australia
| | - John Attia
- Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine and Public Health; University of Newcastle; New South Wales
| | - Richard P. Mattick
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre; University of New South Wales (UNSW)
| |
Collapse
|
27
|
Luctkar-Flude M, Aiken A, McColl MA, Tranmer J. What do primary care providers think about implementing breast cancer survivorship care? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 25:196-205. [PMID: 29962837 DOI: 10.3747/co.25.3826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
Purpose As cancer centres move forward with earlier discharge of stable survivors of early-stage breast cancer (bca) to primary care follow-up, it is important to address known knowledge and practice gaps among primary care providers (pcps). In the present qualitative descriptive study, we examined the practice context that influences implementation of existing clinical practice guidelines for providing such care. The purpose was to determine the challenges, strengths, and opportunities related to implementing comprehensive evidence-based bca survivorship care guidelines by pcps in southeastern Ontario. Methods Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 19 pcps: 10 physicians and 9 nurse practitioners. Results Thematic analysis revealed 6 themes within the broad categories of knowledge, attitudes, and resources. Participants highlighted 3 major challenges related to providing bca survivorship care: inconsistent educational preparation, provider anxieties, and primary care burden. They also described 3 major strengths or opportunities to facilitate implementation of survivorship care guidelines: tools and technology, empowering survivors, and optimizing nursing roles. Conclusions We identified several important challenges to implementation of comprehensive evidence-based survivorship care for bca survivors, as well as several strengths and opportunities that could be built upon to address those challenges. Findings from our research could inform targeted knowledge translation interventions to provide support and education for pcps and bca survivors.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
| | - A Aiken
- Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
| | - M A McColl
- School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen's University, Kingston, ON
| | - J Tranmer
- School of Nursing, Queen's University, Kingston, ON
| |
Collapse
|
28
|
Aiken A, Lam T, Gilmore W, Burns L, Chikritzhs T, Lenton S, Lloyd B, Lubman D, Ogeil R, Allsop S. Youth perceptions of alcohol advertising: are current advertising regulations working? Aust N Z J Public Health 2018; 42:234-239. [DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.12792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2017] [Revised: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 03/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Alexandra Aiken
- National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney; New South Wales
| | - Tina Lam
- National Drug Research Institute; Curtin University; Western Australia
| | - William Gilmore
- National Drug Research Institute; Curtin University; Western Australia
| | - Lucy Burns
- National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney; New South Wales
| | - Tanya Chikritzhs
- National Drug Research Institute; Curtin University; Western Australia
| | - Simon Lenton
- National Drug Research Institute; Curtin University; Western Australia
| | - Belinda Lloyd
- Eastern Health Clinical School; Monash University; Victoria
- Turning Point, Eastern Health; Victoria
| | - Dan Lubman
- Eastern Health Clinical School; Monash University; Victoria
- Turning Point, Eastern Health; Victoria
| | - Rowan Ogeil
- Eastern Health Clinical School; Monash University; Victoria
- Turning Point, Eastern Health; Victoria
| | - Steve Allsop
- National Drug Research Institute; Curtin University; Western Australia
| |
Collapse
|
29
|
Mattick RP, Clare PJ, Aiken A, Wadolowski M, Hutchinson D, Najman J, Slade T, Bruno R, McBride N, Kypri K, Vogl L, Degenhardt L. Association of parental supply of alcohol with adolescent drinking, alcohol-related harms, and alcohol use disorder symptoms: a prospective cohort study. Lancet Public Health 2018; 3:e64-e71. [PMID: 29396259 DOI: 10.1016/s2468-2667(17)30240-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2017] [Revised: 12/08/2017] [Accepted: 12/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Some parents supply alcohol to their children, reportedly to reduce harm, yet longitudinal research on risks associated with such supply is compromised by short periods of observation and potential confounding. We aimed to investigate associations between parental supply and supply from other (non-parental) sources, with subsequent drinking outcomes over a 6-year period of adolescence, adjusting for child, parent, family, and peer variables. METHODS We did this prospective cohort study using data from the Australian Parental Supply of Alcohol Longitudinal Study cohort of adolescents. Children in grade 7 (mean age 12 years), and their parents, were recruited between 2010 and 2011 from secondary schools in Sydney, Perth, and Hobart, Australia, and were surveyed annually between 2010 and 2016. We examined the association of exposure to parental supply and other sources of alcohol in 1 year with five outcomes in the subsequent year: binge drinking (more than four standard drinks on a drinking occasion); alcohol-related harms; and symptoms of alcohol abuse (as defined by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition [DSM-IV]), alcohol dependence, and alcohol use disorder (as defined by DSM-5). This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT02280551. FINDINGS Between September, 2010, and June, 2011, we recruited 1927 eligible parents and adolescents (mean age 12·9 years [SD 0·52]). Participants were followed up until 2016, during which time binge drinking and experience of alcohol-related harms increased. Adolescents who were supplied alcohol only by parents had higher odds of subsequent binge consumption (odds ratio [OR] 2·58, 95% CI 1·96-3·41; p<0·0001), alcohol-related harm (2·53, 1·99-3·24; p<0·0001), and symptoms of alcohol use disorder (2·51, 1·46-4·29; p=0·0008) than did those reporting no supply. Parental supply of alcohol was not significantly associated with the odds of reporting symptoms of either alcohol abuse or dependence, compared with no supply from any source. Supply from other sources was associated with significant risks of all adverse outcomes, compared with no supply, with an even greater increased risk of adverse outcomes. INTERPRETATION Providing alcohol to children is associated with alcohol-related harms. There is no evidence to support the view that parental supply protects from adverse drinking outcomes by providing alcohol to their child. Parents should be advised that this practice is associated with risk, both directly and indirectly through increased access to alcohol from other sources. FUNDING Australian Research Council, Australian Rotary Health, Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Richard P Mattick
- National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
| | - Philip J Clare
- National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
| | - Alexandra Aiken
- National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
| | - Monika Wadolowski
- Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia
| | - Delyse Hutchinson
- Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
| | - Jackob Najman
- Queensland Alcohol and Drug Research and Education Centre, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
| | - Tim Slade
- National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
| | - Raimondo Bruno
- School of Psychology, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
| | - Nyanda McBride
- National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
| | - Kypros Kypri
- Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
| | - Laura Vogl
- Black Dog Institute, Randwick, NSW, Australia
| | - Louisa Degenhardt
- National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
| |
Collapse
|
30
|
Wilson J, Ogeil RP, Lam T, Lenton S, Lloyd B, Burns L, Aiken A, Gilmore W, Chikritzhs T, Mattick R, Lubman DI, Allsop S. Re-thinking pre-drinking: Implications from a sample of teenagers who drink in private settings. Int J Drug Policy 2017; 52:20-24. [PMID: 29227879 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2017.11.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2017] [Revised: 11/09/2017] [Accepted: 11/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- James Wilson
- National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, 7 Parker Place, Building 609, Level 2, Technology Park, Bentley 6102, Western Australia, Australia; Turning Point, Eastern Health, 54-62 Gertrude St., Fitzroy 3065, Victoria, Australia.
| | - Rowan P Ogeil
- Turning Point, Eastern Health, 54-62 Gertrude St., Fitzroy 3065, Victoria, Australia; Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University, Level 2, 5 Arnold St., Box Hill 3128, Victoria, Australia
| | - Tina Lam
- National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, 7 Parker Place, Building 609, Level 2, Technology Park, Bentley 6102, Western Australia, Australia
| | - Simon Lenton
- National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, 7 Parker Place, Building 609, Level 2, Technology Park, Bentley 6102, Western Australia, Australia
| | - Belinda Lloyd
- Turning Point, Eastern Health, 54-62 Gertrude St., Fitzroy 3065, Victoria, Australia; Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University, Level 2, 5 Arnold St., Box Hill 3128, Victoria, Australia
| | - Lucy Burns
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, 22-32 King St., Randwick 2031, New South Wales, Australia
| | - Alexandra Aiken
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, 22-32 King St., Randwick 2031, New South Wales, Australia
| | - William Gilmore
- National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, 7 Parker Place, Building 609, Level 2, Technology Park, Bentley 6102, Western Australia, Australia
| | - Tanya Chikritzhs
- National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, 7 Parker Place, Building 609, Level 2, Technology Park, Bentley 6102, Western Australia, Australia
| | - Richard Mattick
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, 22-32 King St., Randwick 2031, New South Wales, Australia
| | - Dan I Lubman
- Turning Point, Eastern Health, 54-62 Gertrude St., Fitzroy 3065, Victoria, Australia; Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University, Level 2, 5 Arnold St., Box Hill 3128, Victoria, Australia
| | - Steve Allsop
- National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, 7 Parker Place, Building 609, Level 2, Technology Park, Bentley 6102, Western Australia, Australia
| |
Collapse
|
31
|
Aiken A, Clare PJ, Wadolowski M, Hutchinson D, Najman JM, Slade T, Bruno R, McBride N, Kypri K, Mattick RP. Age of Alcohol Initiation and Progression to Binge Drinking in Adolescence: A Prospective Cohort Study. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2017; 42:100-110. [PMID: 29160941 DOI: 10.1111/acer.13525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2017] [Accepted: 10/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Early alcohol initiation is common and has been associated with the development of alcohol problems. Yet, past research on the association of age of initiation with later problem drinking has produced inconsistent findings. Using prospective data from the Australian Parental Supply of Alcohol Longitudinal Study cohort, this study examined age of alcohol initiation, and of first drunkenness, and associations with subsequent drinking in adolescence. METHODS A total of 1,673 parent-child dyads recruited through Australian secondary schools completed annual surveys for 5 years (grades 7 to 11). Limiting the sample to those adolescents who had initiated alcohol use by age 17 (n = 839), multinomial logistic regression models were used to examine associations between (i) age of initiation to alcohol use (consuming at least 1 full serve) and (ii) age of first drunkenness, and 2 outcomes: (i) binge drinking (consuming >4 standard drinks on a single occasion), and (ii) the total number of alcoholic drinks consumed in the past year, adjusted for a range of potential child, parent, family, and peer covariates. RESULTS Fifty percent of adolescents reported alcohol use and 36% reported bingeing at wave 5 (mean age 16.9 years), and the mean age of initiation to alcohol use for drinkers was 15.1 years. Age of initiation was significantly associated with binge drinking and total quantity of alcohol consumed in unadjusted and adjusted models. Age of first drunkenness was associated with total quantity of alcohol consumed in unadjusted models but not adjusted models and was not associated with subsequent bingeing. CONCLUSIONS Initiating alcohol use earlier in adolescence is associated with an increased risk of binge drinking and higher quantity of consumption in late secondary school, supporting an argument for delaying alcohol initiation for as long as possible to reduce the risk for problematic use in later adolescence and the alcohol-related harms that may accompany this use.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Alexandra Aiken
- National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales (UNSW) Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
| | - Philip J Clare
- National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales (UNSW) Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
| | - Monika Wadolowski
- Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia
| | - Delyse Hutchinson
- Faculty of Health, Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
| | - Jackob M Najman
- Queensland Alcohol and Drug Research and Education Centre, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
| | - Tim Slade
- National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales (UNSW) Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
| | - Raimondo Bruno
- School of Psychology, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
| | - Nyanda McBride
- National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
| | - Kypros Kypri
- Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
| | - Richard P Mattick
- National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales (UNSW) Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
| |
Collapse
|
32
|
Geist C, Sanders J, Everett B, Myers K, Aiken A, Cason P, Turok D. Beyond intentions: the relationship between feelings about pregnancy and contraceptive choices. Contraception 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2017.07.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
|
33
|
Lowe C, Aiken A, Day AG, Depew W, Vanner SJ. Sham acupuncture is as efficacious as true acupuncture for the treatment of IBS: A randomized placebo controlled trial. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2017; 29. [PMID: 28251729 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.13040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2016] [Accepted: 01/09/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients increasingly seek out acupuncture therapy to alleviate symptoms, but it is unclear whether the benefit is due to a treatment-specific effect or a placebo response. This study examined whether true acupuncture is superior to sham acupuncture in relieving IBS symptoms and whether benefits were linked to purported acupuncture mechanisms. METHODS A double blind sham controlled acupuncture study was conducted with Rome I IBS patients receiving twice weekly true acupuncture for 4 weeks (n=43) or sham acupuncture (n=36). Patients returned at 12 weeks for a follow-up review. The primary endpoint of success as determined by whether patients met or exceeded their established goal for percentage symptom improvement. Questionnaires were completed for symptom severity scores, SF-36 and IBS-36 QOL tools, McGill pain score, and Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index. A subset of patients underwent barostat measurements of rectal sensation at baseline and 4 weeks. KEY RESULTS A total of 53% in the true acupuncture group met their criteria for a successful treatment intervention, but this did not differ significantly from the sham group (42%). IBS symptom scores similarly improved in both groups. Scores also improved in the IBS-36, SF-36, and the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index, but did not differ between groups. Rectal sensory thresholds were increased in both groups following treatment and pain scores decreased; however, these changes were similar between groups. CONCLUSIONS & INFERENCES The lack of differences in symptom outcomes between sham and true treatment acupuncture suggests that acupuncture does not have a specific treatment effect in IBS.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- C Lowe
- Gastrointestinal Diseases Research Unit (GIDRU), Kingston General Hospital, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
| | - A Aiken
- School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
| | - A G Day
- Biostatician, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, ON, Canada
| | - W Depew
- Gastrointestinal Diseases Research Unit (GIDRU), Kingston General Hospital, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
| | - S J Vanner
- Gastrointestinal Diseases Research Unit (GIDRU), Kingston General Hospital, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
| |
Collapse
|
34
|
Mattick RP, Wadolowski M, Aiken A, Clare PJ, Hutchinson D, Najman J, Slade T, Bruno R, McBride N, Degenhardt L, Kypri K. Parental supply of alcohol and alcohol consumption in adolescence: prospective cohort study. Psychol Med 2017; 47:267-278. [PMID: 27702422 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291716002373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Parents are a major supplier of alcohol to adolescents, yet there is limited research examining the impact of this on adolescent alcohol use. This study investigates associations between parental supply of alcohol, supply from other sources, and adolescent drinking, adjusting for child, parent, family and peer variables. METHOD A cohort of 1927 adolescents was surveyed annually from 2010 to 2014. Measures include: consumption of whole drinks; binge drinking (>4 standard drinks on any occasion); parental supply of alcohol; supply from other sources; child, parent, family and peer covariates. RESULTS After adjustment, adolescents supplied alcohol by parents had higher odds of drinking whole beverages [odds ratio (OR) 1.80, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.33-2.45] than those not supplied by parents. However, parental supply was not associated with bingeing, and those supplied alcohol by parents typically consumed fewer drinks per occasion (incidence rate ratio 0.86, 95% CI 0.77-0.96) than adolescents supplied only from other sources. Adolescents obtaining alcohol from non-parental sources had increased odds of drinking whole beverages (OR 2.53, 95% CI 1.86-3.45) and bingeing (OR 3.51, 95% CI 2.53-4.87). CONCLUSIONS Parental supply of alcohol to adolescents was associated with increased risk of drinking, but not bingeing. These parentally-supplied children also consumed fewer drinks on a typical drinking occasion. Adolescents supplied alcohol from non-parental sources had greater odds of drinking and bingeing. Further follow-up is necessary to determine whether these patterns continue, and to examine alcohol-related harm trajectories. Parents should be advised that supply of alcohol may increase children's drinking.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- R P Mattick
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre,University of New South Wales (UNSW) Australia,Sydney, NSW 2052,Australia
| | - M Wadolowski
- The Kirby Institute,University of New South Wales (UNSW) Australia,Sydney, NSW 2052,Australia
| | - A Aiken
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre,University of New South Wales (UNSW) Australia,Sydney, NSW 2052,Australia
| | - P J Clare
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre,University of New South Wales (UNSW) Australia,Sydney, NSW 2052,Australia
| | - D Hutchinson
- School of Psychology,Deakin University,Melbourne, VIC 3125,Australia
| | - J Najman
- Queensland Alcohol and Drug Research and Education Centre,University of Queensland,Brisbane, QLD 4072,Australia
| | - T Slade
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre,University of New South Wales (UNSW) Australia,Sydney, NSW 2052,Australia
| | - R Bruno
- School of Psychology,University of Tasmania,Hobart, TAS 7000,Australia
| | - N McBride
- National Drug Research Institute,Curtin University,GPO Box U1987,Perth, WA 6845,Australia
| | - L Degenhardt
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre,University of New South Wales (UNSW) Australia,Sydney, NSW 2052,Australia
| | - K Kypri
- Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics,School of Medicine and Public Health,University of Newcastle,Newcastle, NSW 2308,Australia
| |
Collapse
|
35
|
Magliocca K, Griffith C, Wadsworth J, El-Deiry M, Beitler J, Saba N, Aiken A, Patel M. SALIVARY DUCT CARCINOMA: AN INSTITUTIONAL EXPERIENCE. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2016.06.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
|
36
|
Lam T, Lenton S, Ogeil R, Burns L, Aiken A, Chikritzhs T, Gilmore W, Lloyd B, Wilson J, Lubman D, Mattick R, Allsop S. Most recent risky drinking session with Australian teenagers. Aust N Z J Public Health 2016; 41:105-110. [DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.12598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2016] [Revised: 05/01/2016] [Accepted: 07/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Tina Lam
- National Drug Research Institute; Curtin University; Western Australia
| | - Simon Lenton
- National Drug Research Institute; Curtin University; Western Australia
| | - Rowan Ogeil
- Eastern Health Clinical School; Monash University and Turning Point, Eastern Health; Victoria
| | - Lucinda Burns
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre; University of New South Wales
| | - Alexandra Aiken
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre; University of New South Wales
| | - Tanya Chikritzhs
- National Drug Research Institute; Curtin University; Western Australia
| | - William Gilmore
- National Drug Research Institute; Curtin University; Western Australia
| | - Belinda Lloyd
- Eastern Health Clinical School; Monash University and Turning Point, Eastern Health; Victoria
| | - James Wilson
- National Drug Research Institute; Curtin University; Western Australia
| | - Dan Lubman
- Eastern Health Clinical School; Monash University and Turning Point, Eastern Health; Victoria
| | - Richard Mattick
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre; University of New South Wales
| | - Steve Allsop
- National Drug Research Institute; Curtin University; Western Australia
| |
Collapse
|
37
|
Ogeil RP, Lloyd B, Lam T, Lenton S, Burns L, Aiken A, Gilmore W, Chikritzhs T, Mattick R, Allsop S, Lubman DI. Pre-Drinking Behavior of Young Heavy Drinkers. Subst Use Misuse 2016; 51:1297-306. [PMID: 27223273 DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2016.1168443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Pre-drinking has been linked to subsequent heavy drinking and the engagement in multiple risky behaviors. OBJECTIVES The present study examined a group of adolescents who recently had a "big night out" to determine whether there were differences in their pre-drinking behavior based on age, gender, geographic location, and social setting. METHODS Participants (n = 351, aged 16-19) representing the heaviest 20-25% of drinkers in their age group were recruited using nonrandom sampling from metropolitan (Melbourne, Sydney, Perth) or regional (Bunbury) locations across Australia and administered a survey by a trained interviewer. RESULTS Almost half the sample pre-drank (n = 149), most commonly at a friend's house. Those aged 18-19 were more likely to pre-drink, and did so at higher quantities compared to their younger counterparts. Males and females reported similar pre-drinking duration, quantity and amount spent on alcohol. Compared to those in cities, regional participants consumed greater quantities over longer periods of time. Two-thirds of participants consumed alcohol in excess of national guidelines during their pre-drinking session. These participants were more likely to nominate price as a motivation to pre-drink and were less likely to report that someone else provided them alcohol. CONCLUSIONS This study sheds light on the pre-drinking habits of a population of young risky drinkers, and highlights the need for policy makers to address this form of drinking to reduce alcohol-related harm among young people.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Rowan P Ogeil
- a Eastern Health Clinical School , Monash University , Box Hill , Australia.,b Turning Point , Eastern Health , Fitzroy , Australia
| | - Belinda Lloyd
- a Eastern Health Clinical School , Monash University , Box Hill , Australia.,b Turning Point , Eastern Health , Fitzroy , Australia
| | - Tina Lam
- c National Drug Research Institute , Curtin University , Perth , Australia
| | - Simon Lenton
- c National Drug Research Institute , Curtin University , Perth , Australia
| | - Lucinda Burns
- d National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre , University of New South Wales , Sydney , Australia
| | - Alexandra Aiken
- d National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre , University of New South Wales , Sydney , Australia
| | - William Gilmore
- c National Drug Research Institute , Curtin University , Perth , Australia
| | - Tanya Chikritzhs
- c National Drug Research Institute , Curtin University , Perth , Australia
| | - Richard Mattick
- d National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre , University of New South Wales , Sydney , Australia
| | - Steve Allsop
- c National Drug Research Institute , Curtin University , Perth , Australia
| | - Dan I Lubman
- a Eastern Health Clinical School , Monash University , Box Hill , Australia.,b Turning Point , Eastern Health , Fitzroy , Australia
| |
Collapse
|
38
|
Wadolowski M, Hutchinson D, Bruno R, Aiken A, Najman JM, Kypri K, Slade T, McBride N, Mattick RP. Parents Who Supply Sips of Alcohol in Early Adolescence: A Prospective Study of Risk Factors. Pediatrics 2016; 137:e20152611. [PMID: 26921283 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2015-2611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Parents are a major supplier of alcohol to adolescents, often initiating use with sips. Despite harms of adolescent alcohol use, research has not addressed the antecedents of such parental supply. This study investigated the prospective associations between familial, parental, peer, and adolescent characteristics on parental supply of sips. METHODS Participants were 1729 parent-child dyads recruited from Grade 7 classes, as part of the Australian Parental Supply of Alcohol Longitudinal Study. Data are from baseline surveys (Time 1) and 1-year follow-up (Time 2). Unadjusted and adjusted logistic regressions tested prospective associations between Time 1 familial, parental, peer, and adolescent characteristics and Time 2 parental supply. RESULTS In the fully adjusted model, parental supply was associated with increased parent-report of peer substance use (odds ratio [OR] = 1.20, 95% confidence ratio [CI], 1.08-1.34), increased home alcohol access (OR = 1.07, 95% CI, 1.03-1.11), and lenient alcohol-specific rules (OR=0.88, 95% CI, 0.78-0.99). CONCLUSIONS Parents who perceived that their child engaged with substance-using peers were more likely to subsequently supply sips of alcohol. Parents may believe supply of a small quantity of alcohol will protect their child from unsupervised alcohol use with peers. It is also possible that parental perception of peer substance use may result in parents believing that this is a normative behavior for their child's age group, and in turn that supply is also normative. Further research is required to understand the impacts of such supply, even in small quantities, on adolescent alcohol use trajectories.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Monika Wadolowski
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia;
| | - Delyse Hutchinson
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia; School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
| | - Raimondo Bruno
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia; School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
| | - Alexandra Aiken
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
| | - Jackob M Najman
- Queensland Alcohol and Drug Research and Education Centre, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
| | - Kypros Kypri
- Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales 2308, Australia; and
| | - Tim Slade
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
| | - Nyanda McBride
- National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia
| | - Richard P Mattick
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
| |
Collapse
|
39
|
Wadolowski M, Bruno R, Aiken A, Stone C, Najman J, Kypri K, Slade T, Hutchinson D, McBride N, Mattick RP. Sipping, drinking, and early adolescent alcohol consumption: a cautionary note. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2015; 39:350-4. [PMID: 25684054 DOI: 10.1111/acer.12613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2014] [Accepted: 10/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Epidemiological studies report markedly varying rates of adolescent alcohol involvement. Despite being a common adolescent behavior, a potential cause of this variation is that consumption of sips is either not measured or not distinguished from consumption of whole beverages. METHODS Participants were 1,843 grade 7 adolescents recruited across 49 Australian secondary schools (M age = 12.4, SD = 0.5). Quantity and frequency of lifetime and past 6-month consumption were assessed, distinguishing between sipping and drinking. For comparison with international population surveys, quantity was reported as any consumption, sipping only, and drinking only. RESULTS Combining sipping and drinking into a single category, lifetime consumption was reported by 67.3% of the present sample. Distinguishing lifetime consumption by sipping and drinking: only 7.8% of adolescents had consumed a whole beverage; the remaining 59.6% had only sipped. Consumption of whole beverages was mostly limited to 1 to 2 drinks (84.2% of drinkers). Sipping and drinking were also infrequent: 78.2% of sipping and 60.4% of drinking, occurred less than monthly. Heavy episodic consumption was uncommon (1.2% of the sample). When other population studies were inspected, a clear trend for higher drinking rates were found in those studies where sipping was counted as drinking and vice versa. CONCLUSIONS Consumption of whole beverages appears infrequent in early adolescence, as sipping, but not drinking, was common in our sample. Comparing the present data with international population consumption measures highlights the need to more precisely measure and report adolescent consumption, particularly in relation to sipping.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Monika Wadolowski
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
40
|
Wadolowski M, Hutchinson D, Bruno R, Aiken A, Clare P, Slade T, Najman J, Kypri K, McBride N, Mattick RP. Early Adolescent Alcohol Use: Are Sipping and Drinking Distinct? Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2015; 39:1805-13. [PMID: 26248081 DOI: 10.1111/acer.12826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2015] [Accepted: 06/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Sipping alcohol is common during early adolescence, but research has ignored the distinction between sipping and drinking whole alcohol beverages, conflating the 2, or else simply classifying "sippers" as abstainers. Research has not addressed whether sippers are different to drinkers, in relation to variables known to be associated with adolescent alcohol consumption, or considered whether sipping and drinking behaviors may have quite different associations. METHODS Parent-child dyads (N = 1,823) were recruited in 3 states from Australian grade 7 classes. Multinomial logistic analyses compared adolescents who had only had a sip/taste of alcohol (sippers) with adolescents who had consumed at least a whole drink (drinkers) in the past 6 months. The multivariate model assessed a broad range of demographics, parenting practices, peer influences, and adolescent externalizing and internalizing behaviors, and controlled for school clustering. RESULTS Compared to drinkers, sippers were less likely to come from 1-parent households (odds ratio [OR] = 0.59, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.35 to 0.98); less likely to come from low-socioeconomic status (SES) households (OR = 0.54, 95% CI: 0.31 to 0.94); more likely to come from families where parents provide stricter alcohol-specific rules (OR = 1.21, 95% CI: 1.11 to 1.32), stricter monitoring of the child's activities (OR = 1.10, 95% CI: 1.04 to 1.16), more consistent parenting practices (OR = 1.13, 95% CI: 1.05 to 1.23), and more positive family relationships (OR = 1.56, 95% CI: 1.02 to 2.43); and report having fewer substance-using peers (OR = 0.80, 95% CI: 0.70 to 0.91) and greater peer disapproval of any substance use (OR = 1.30, 95% CI: 1.19 to 1.42). After adjustment for confounders, the associations with household composition and SES were no longer significant, but the familial and peer associations remained significant in the multivariate analysis, χ(2) (40) = 1,493.06, p < 0.001. CONCLUSIONS Sipping alcohol has different associations with known predictors of adolescent alcohol use than drinking whole beverages, and sipping may be a distinct or separable behavior. Future research should better define quantities of early consumption and assess the relationship between early sipping and drinking on long-term outcomes separately.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Monika Wadolowski
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
| | - Delyse Hutchinson
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
| | - Raimondo Bruno
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,School of Medicine (Psychology), University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas., Australia
| | - Alexandra Aiken
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
| | - Philip Clare
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
| | - Tim Slade
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
| | - Jake Najman
- Queensland Alcohol and Drug Research and Education Centre, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
| | - Kypros Kypri
- Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
| | - Nyanda McBride
- National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
| | - Richard P Mattick
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
| |
Collapse
|
41
|
Ntumba P, Mwangi C, Barasa J, Aiken A, Kubilay Z, Allegranzi B. Multimodal approach for surgical site infection prevention – results from a pilot site in Kenya. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control 2015. [PMCID: PMC4474905 DOI: 10.1186/2047-2994-4-s1-p87] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
|
42
|
Aiken A, Wadolowski M, Bruno R, Najman J, Kypri K, Slade T, Hutchinson D, McBride N, Mattick RP. Cohort Profile: The Australian Parental Supply of Alcohol Longitudinal Study (APSALS). Int J Epidemiol 2015; 46:e6. [DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyv051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
|
43
|
Lam T, Lenton SR, Burns L, Aiken A, Ogeil R, Gilmore WT, Chikritzhs TN, Lloyd B, Lubman DI, Mattick R, Allsop SJ. Alcohol policy impact on young risky drinkers and their support for proposed measures. Aust N Z J Public Health 2015; 39:129-34. [DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.12326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2014] [Revised: 08/01/2014] [Accepted: 10/01/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Tina Lam
- National Drug Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences; Curtin University; Western Australia
| | - Simon R. Lenton
- National Drug Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences; Curtin University; Western Australia
| | - Lucinda Burns
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre; University of New South Wales
| | - Alexandra Aiken
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre; University of New South Wales
| | - Rowan Ogeil
- Eastern Health Clinical School; Monash University; Victoria
- Turning Point; Eastern Health; Victoria
| | - William T. Gilmore
- National Drug Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences; Curtin University; Western Australia
| | - Tanya N. Chikritzhs
- National Drug Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences; Curtin University; Western Australia
| | - Belinda Lloyd
- Eastern Health Clinical School; Monash University; Victoria
- Turning Point; Eastern Health; Victoria
| | - Dan I. Lubman
- Eastern Health Clinical School; Monash University; Victoria
- Turning Point; Eastern Health; Victoria
| | - Richard Mattick
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre; University of New South Wales
| | - Steve J. Allsop
- National Drug Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences; Curtin University; Western Australia
| |
Collapse
|
44
|
Aiken A, Dillaway C, Mevs-Korff N, Hubert C, Hopkins K. Legends, lies and litigation: influences on the trajectory of postpartum contraceptive desires. Contraception 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2014.05.145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
|
45
|
Aiken A, Dillaway C, Mevs-Korff N. A blessing I can't afford: the paradox of happiness about unintended pregnancy and its relationship to contraceptive use. Contraception 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2014.05.211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
|
46
|
Potter J, Hopkins K, Aiken A, Hubert C, Stevenson A, White K, Grossman D. Rapid repeat pregnancies among women reporting a preference for long-acting or permanent contraception in Texas. Contraception 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2014.05.126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
|
47
|
Aiken A, Garrette D. The factors underlying the 82nd Texas Legislature’s decision to restrict access to family planning in Texas. Contraception 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2013.05.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
|
48
|
Potter J, Hopkins K, Aiken A, White K, Stevenson A, Lopez CH, Grossman D. UNMET DEMAND FOR HIGHLY EFFECTIVE POSTPARTUM CONTRACEPTION IN TWO CITIES IN TEXAS. Contraception 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2013.05.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
|
49
|
Stevenson A, White K, Hubert Lopez C, Hopkins K, Aiken A, Grossman D, Potter J. Spatial variation in the impact of family planning cuts in Texas. Contraception 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2013.05.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
|
50
|
Geddes LH, McQuillan HJ, Aiken A, Vergoz V, Mercer AR. Steroid hormone (20-hydroxyecdysone) modulates the acquisition of aversive olfactory memories in pollen forager honeybees. Learn Mem 2013; 20:399-409. [DOI: 10.1101/lm.030825.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
|