- Title
- Correlates and motives of pre-drinking with intoxication and harm around licensed venues in two cities
- Creator
- Miller, Peter; Droste, Nic; de Groot, Florentine; Palmer, Darren; Tindall, Jennifer; Busija, Lucy; Hyder, Shannon; Gilham, Karen; Wiggers, John
- Relation
- Drug and Alcohol Review Vol. 35, Issue 2, p. 177-186
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12274
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2016
- Description
- Introduction and Aims: The study investigates the prevalence of pre-drinking culture in the night-time economy (NTE) and its impact upon intoxication and alcohol-related harm and violence experienced by patrons. Design and Methods: Cross-sectional surveys were conducted in and around licensed venues in Newcastle (NSW) and Geelong (Victoria) during peak trading hours (typically 9pm–1am). Participants completed a five minute structured interview which targeted: demographics, past and planned movements on the survey night, safety/experience of harm, and patron intoxication. 3949 people agreed to be interviewed, a response rate of 90.7%. Around half (54.9%) of interviewees were male and mean age was 24.4 years (SD = 5.8). Results: 66.8% of participants reported pre-drinking prior to attending licensed venues. On a 1–10 scale measuring self-rated intoxication, pre-drinkers scored significantly higher compared to non pre-drinkers (P < 0.001). Compared to non-pre-drinkers, patrons who had consumed 6–10 standard pre-drinks were 1.5 times more likely to be involved in a violent incident in the past 12 months (OR = 1.50, 95%CI 1.03–2.19, P = 0.037) increasing to 1.8 times more likely for patrons who had 11–15 drinks (OR = 1.80, 95%CI 1.04–3.11 P = .036). Pre-drinking was also associated with both self-rated and observer-rated intoxication, as well as increased probability of illicit drug use. Amongst pre-drinkers, price was the most commonly reported motive for pre-drinking (51.8%). Discussion and Conclusions: 'Pre-drinking' was normal behaviour in the current sample and contributes significantly to the burden of harm and intoxication in the NTE. Price disparity between packaged vs. venue liquor is a key motivator for pre-drinking.
- Subject
- alcoholic beverage; alcoholic intoxication; alcohol drinking; violence; aggression
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1321766
- Identifier
- uon:24446
- Identifier
- ISSN:0959-5236
- Rights
- This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Miller, Peter; Droste, Nic; de Groot, Florentine; Palmer, Darren; Tindall, Jennifer; Busija, Lucy; Hyder, Shannon; Gilham, Karen; Wiggers, John “Correlates and motives of pre-drinking with intoxication and harm around licensed venues in two cities”. Drug and Alcohol Review Vol. 35, Issue 2, p. 177-186 (2016), which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12274. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.
- Language
- eng
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