Citation

Mulford HA, Ledolter J, Fitzgerald JL. J. Stud. Alcohol 1992; 53(5): 487-494.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242.

Comment In:

J Stud Alcohol 1993;54(2):251-3.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1405642

Abstract

Recent changes in Iowa liquor control laws ended the 51-year-old state alcohol monopoly distribution system and turned the sales of bottled wine and spirits over to the private sector. The resulting increase in the availability of these beverages provided a unique opportunity to study the relationship between increased wine and spirits availability and changes in their consumption. Time series analyses of monthly sales (apparent consumption) trends showed that the increased availability had no lasting impact on consumption.

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