TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Alcohol availability, use, and harms among adolescents in three Mexican cities
JO  - Journal of drug education
A1  - Ringwalt, Christopher L.
A1  - Paschall, Mallie J.
A1  - Grube, Joel W.
A1  - Miller, Ted R.
A1  - Warren, Kenneth R.
A1  - Gidi, Virginia
A1  - Fisher, Deborah A.
A1  - Goldberg, Allison
SP  - 55
EP  - 68
VL  - 49
IS  - 1-2
N2  - Alcohol remains readily available to youth in most countries. We examined the associations between both the on- and off-premises commercial availability of alcohol to youth and their alcohol use, heavy episodic drinking, and alcohol-related harms. We conducted the study using data from a survey of a sample of 594 students in central Mexico between 12 and 17 years of age in 2016. Both the perceived availability of alcohol and the purchasing of alcohol at an off-premises establishment were positively related to past-30-day alcohol use and heavy episodic drinking, as well as to alcohol-related harms in the past year. Consumption at on-premises establishments was also positively associated with alcohol-related harms. Preventive efforts to reduce the availability of alcohol at off- and on-premises establishments, by such strategies as mystery shopper and responsible beverage service programs, are imperative.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0047-2379
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0047237920929331
ID  - ref1
ER  -