Longitudinal Consequences of Adolescent Alcohol Use Under Different Policy Contexts in Australia and the United States

CONCLUSIONS: Young adults growing up in Victoria reported greater alcohol consumption in young adulthood, which was associated to the same degree with the harms measured regardless of alcohol policy context. Findings support state-level policies that promote alcohol abstinence in adolescence and reduced consumption in young adulthood.PMID:34100706

Source: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs - June 8, 2021 Category: Addiction Authors: Jennifer A Bailey Marina Epstein Richard F Catalano Barbara J McMorris Jessica A Heerde Elizabeth Clancy Bosco Rowland John W Toumbourou Source Type: research