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Aims
The aim of this study is to examine age, period and birth cohort trends in the prevalence of any alcohol‐related risky behaviour and to compare these trends between men and women.
Design and setting
We used an age–period–cohort analysis of repeated cross‐sectional survey data from the Australian National Drug Strategy Household Survey from 2001 to 2016.
Participants
Participants were 121...
Aim
To quantify the trends in frequent and occasional cannabis vaping, demographic differences and concurrent nicotine and alcohol use.
Design
Observational study. Survey‐weighted multinomial logistic regression models assessed trends and disparities in past 30‐day cannabis use. Trends were assessed overall and by sex, race/ethnicity, parental education and urbanicity. Multinomial logistic regression...
Background and aims
Adolescent drinking in Australia (and many other countries) has declined substantially since the early 2000s. This study aimed to test whether these declines have been maintained into adulthood and whether they are consistent across sub‐groups defined by sex and socio‐economic status.
Design
Quasi‐cohorts were constructed from seven repeated waves of cross‐sectional household...
Introduction
In recent years, beverage composition of total alcohol consumption has changed substantially in Sweden. As beverage choice is strongly associated with drinking practices, our paper aims to analyse trends in beverage composition of alcohol consumption by age, period and cohort.
Methods
Age‐period‐cohort (APC) analysis was conducted using monthly data from the Swedish Alcohol Monitoring...
Introduction
On 1 July 2016, stage 1 of the Tackling Alcohol‐Fuelled Violence (TAFV) policy was introduced in Queensland, Australia and included restricted alcohol service to 03:00 in dedicated entertainment precincts (safe night precincts or SNPs). During stage 2 (from 1 February 2017), the number of extended trading permits (i.e. trading until 05:00) per venue were reduced; and during stage 3 (from...