Association of alcohol control policies with adolescent alcohol consumption and with social inequality in adolescent alcohol consumption: A multilevel study in 33 countries and regions

Source:

Leal-López, E., Moreno-Maldonado, C., Inchley, J., Deforche, B., Van Havere, T., Van Damme, J., ... & De Clercq, B. (2020). Association of alcohol control policies with adolescent alcohol consumption and with social inequality in adolescent alcohol consumption: a multilevel study in 33 countries and regions. International Journal of Drug Policy, 84, 102854.

Highlights

•A combined alcohol control policy showed to be effective in reducing teen drinking.

•The combination can also tackle socioeconomic inequalities present in teen drinking.

•Single measures were in general not associated with decreases in teen drinking.

•Alcohol pricing policy showed to be the most successful single measure.