Should alcohol policies aim to reduce total alcohol consumption? New analyses of Canadian drinking patterns

摘要: We investigated whether high-risk drinking patterns are restricted to a few high-volume drinkers or evenly distributed across the population inform discussion regarding optimal mix of targeted versus universal prevention strategies. Drinking reported in 2004 Canadian Addiction Survey (CAS, n = 13,909) were assessed against various low-risk guidelines. Under-reporting was known alcohol sales for 2004. Non-response bias due low response rate (47%) through comparisons with 2002 Community Health (CCHS). Self-reported consumption past week and year accounted between 31.9% 37.0%, respectively official data. Comparisons CCHS suggested only limited non-response bias. Many more respondents regularly placed themselves at risk short-term harm (20.6%) than exceeded guidelines avoiding long-term health problems (3.9%). Ten percent consumed ...