NEWSLETTER |
JULY 2010 |
Why Do More Alcohol Outlets Lead to Greater Alcohol Problems? |
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It is very important for state and local communities to retain control over the number of alcohol outlets. It does make a difference. Every year there are more studies on this topic. In February, two Indiana But why? Cheap alcohol may be partly to blame. Here is a theory posed by researcher Paul Gruenewald, “As alcohol markets mature, the number of outlets increases to meet demand and eventually |
How many outlets are too many? Good question! No one has come up with a precise formula. We just don’t know enough about the market and social dynamics. However, the public health balance is best struck by local |
Here are some helpful resources for the issue of outlet density: |
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“Alcohol Outlet Density and Public Health,” Marin Institute, www.MarinInstitute.org. “Fact Sheet: Alcohol Outlet Density,” Alcohol Issues Committee, Capitol Neighborhood, Inc., Madison, Wisconsin. “More Alcohol Sales Sites Mean More Neighborhood Violence, New Research Finds,” Science Daily, February 22, 2010. “How Alcohol Outlets Affect Neighborhood Violence,” Kathryn Steward, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation. “The relationship of alcohol outlet density to heavy and frequent drink and drinking-related problems among college students at eight universities,” E.R. Weitzman, et al, Harvard School of “What are the most effective and cost-effective interventions in alcohol control?” World Health Organization, February 2004. “Why do alcohol outlets matter anyway: A look into the future,” Paul Gruenewald, Prevention Resource Center, Berkeley CA, Editorial, Addiction, 2008. |
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