Consumption of different alcoholic beverages as predictors of local rates of night-time assault and acute alcohol-related morbidity.

摘要: Objective: To determine whether population levels of consumption some alcoholic beverages are more closely associated with harm than others, particularly if cask wine is strongly related to rates acute alcohol problems bottled as a consequence the extremely low federal tax levied on former. Method: A database and was established for 130 areas Western Australia. Demographic economic data these were included from 1991 census. Empirically derived assumptions regarding mean wholesale price utilised. Regression analyses examined extent which different predicted major varieties harm. Results: Only high-strength beer significantly night-time assault; all beverage except alcohol-related morbidity. Further analyses, controls an effect total consumption, confirmed pronounced contributions night assaults The proportion consumed low-alcohol negatively harms. Conclusions: most morbidity those lowest taxation per standard drink, i.e. not regular-strength beer.