Access to alcohol outlets and harmful alcohol consumption: a multi‐level study in Melbourne, Australia

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Authors

Anne Kavanagh · University of Melbourne

Mary T. Kelly · Victorian Aboriginal Health Service

Lauren Krnjacki · University of Melbourne

Lukar Thornton · Deakin University

Damien Jolley · Monash University

S. V. Subramanian · Harvard University

Gavin Turrell ·

Abstract

The number of off-premises alcohol outlets in a locality is associated with the level of harmful alcohol consumption in that area. Reducing the number of off-premises alcohol outlets could reduce levels of harmful alcohol consumption.

Topics & Keywords

Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Urban Transport and Accessibility Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Addiction

Volume 106, Issue 10, pp. 1772-1779

DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03510.x

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