"They start on the zero-alcohol and they wanna try the real thing": Parents' views on zero-alcohol beverages and their use by adolescents

CONCLUSIONS: Parents reported conflicting and cautious views on zero-alcohol beverage provision to adolescents.IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH: As evidence on the impacts of zero-alcohol beverage availability develops, parent-targeted messages highlighting the potential risk of normalisation of alcohol use for young people could be developed, in conjunction with broader policy responses.PMID:38438293 | DOI:10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100119

Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Nathan J Harrison Christina A Norris Ashlea Bartram Michael Murphy Simone Pettigrew Ally O Dell Robin Room Caroline Miller Ian Olver Marina Bowshall Cassandra J C Wright Rebecca Jenkinson Jacqueline A Bowden Source Type: research