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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Keita Yoshida, Hideyuki Kanda, Takashi Hisamatsu, Yuki Kuwabara, Aya Kinjo, Hisashi Yoshimoto, Teruna Ito, Hideaki Kasuga, Ruriko Minobe, Hitoshi Maesato, Maki Jike, Yuuki Matsumoto, Yuichiro Otsuka, Osamu Itani, Yoshitaka Kaneita, Susumu Higuchi, Yoneatsu Osaki
Summary: Our study revealed a dose-response relationship between exposure to alcohol advertisements and current drinking among adolescents in junior and senior high schools across Japan. Our findings underscore the necessity for further advertising regulations to prevent underage drinking.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2023)
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Psychology, Developmental
Laura Graham Holmes, Ziming Xuan, Emily Quinn, Reid Caplan, Amelia Sanchez, Peter Wharmby, Calliope Holingue, Sharon Levy, Emily F. Rothman
Summary: Repeated and hazardous alcohol use occurs among autistic youth, with 15% reporting heavy episodic drinking and 9.3% screening positive for hazardous drinking. Factors such as diagnosis of depression, bullying or exclusion histories were positively associated with increased alcohol use among autistic youth. However, autistic youth who put more effort into masking autistic traits were less likely to report high levels of alcohol use compared to their non-autistic peers. Autistic youth drink for coping purposes at similar rates as non-autistic youth, but drink less for social reasons, to conform, or to enhance experiences.
JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
(2023)
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Economics
Fabian T. Dehos
Summary: This study investigates whether underage access to alcohol increases teenage drinking and crime. By examining the changes in the legal drinking age at 16 in Germany, the study finds significant increases in drinking participation, frequency, and intensity at the legal cutoff point, particularly at the lower end of the distribution. These increases coincide with a discrete rise in criminal engagement under the influence of alcohol, mainly due to violent and property crimes.
JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS
(2022)
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Substance Abuse
Ganna Kostygina, Glen Szczypka, Lauren Czaplicki, Mateusz Borowiecki, Roy Ahn, Barbara Schillo, Sherry L. Emery
Summary: JUUL Labs invested $30 million in 2018 and $36.2 million in 2019 in advertising campaigns to combat underage product use, focusing on parent education and community engagement. The advertisement strategy shifted from promoting smoking reduction mission to cracking down on underage sales in retail stores, featuring adult smoker testimonials linking JUUL to smoking cessation. Marketing expenditures promoting JUUL's corporate social responsibility mission surpassed their investment in underage use prevention efforts and targeted areas where health organizations and legislators were investigating JUUL's promotional strategies.
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Psychology, Developmental
Joy Gabrielli, Erin Corcoran, Sam Genis, Auden C. McClure, Susanne E. Tanski
Summary: The study found that the frequency and importance of alcohol brand depictions in television shows were associated with adolescent drinking behavior, with higher exposure linked to more drinking behavior.
JOURNAL OF YOUTH AND ADOLESCENCE
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Adam Silumbwe, Miguel San Sabastian, Charles Michelo, Joseph Mumba Zulu, Klara Johansson
Summary: This study in Zambia revealed that daily tobacco smoking was more prevalent among men, older individuals, and those with lower levels of education, while binge drinking was more common among men and urban residents. There is a necessity to reshape and refine preventive and control interventions for tobacco smoking and binge drinking in Zambia to target the most at-risk groups in the country.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Bradley P. Turnwald, Kathryn G. Anderson, Hazel Rose Markus, Alia J. Crum
Summary: This study analyzed the nutritional quality of foods and beverages depicted in celebrity social media accounts and found that most of the posts featured unhealthy options. Posts with healthier food and beverage options received fewer likes and comments compared to less healthy options. Additionally, sponsored posts had higher alcohol content in beverages.
Editorial Material
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
May C. van Schalkwyk, Mark Petticrew, Rebecca Cassidy, Peter Adams, Martin McKee, Jennifer Reynolds, Jim Orford
Summary: Although gambling is often seen as a harmless leisure activity in the UK, it is increasingly recognized as a public health concern. However, there is currently a lack of a comprehensive public health approach in the UK's gambling policy system, despite the opportunity for change through the government's review of the Gambling Act 2005.
LANCET PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Communication
Anne Sadza, Serena Daalmans, Esther Rozendaal, Moniek Buijzen
Summary: This study investigates the prevalence and nature of risky health behaviors portrayed in popular Video on Demand (VOD) programs. Substance use behaviors, particularly alcohol, smoking, and drugs, are the most prevalent and likely to co-occur. Risky behaviors such as unsafe sexual behavior, reckless behavior, and self-harm behaviors are less common and often portrayed without consequences.
HEALTH COMMUNICATION
(2023)
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Family Studies
Eliza Broadbent, Jacob Read Miller, Aaron Cheung, Elizabeth Mathews Rollins, Lynneth Kirsten B. Novilla, Melissa Stanfill Downing, AliceAnn Crandall
Summary: This study found that both adverse and advantageous childhood experiences have an impact on youth tobacco/alcohol use. Counter-ACEs were predictive of decreased tobacco and alcohol use in later waves, showing the importance of these counter-experiences in preventing substance use among adolescents.
CHILD MALTREATMENT
(2022)
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Substance Abuse
Mulugeta Tamire, Alex Barker, Sefonias Getachew, Rachael L. Murray, Rihanna Amedala, John Britton, Wakgari Deressa, Andrew W. Fogarty
Summary: There is a high frequency of exposure to alcohol advertising during televised English Premier League matches in Ethiopia. It is important to ensure that the newly introduced domestic ban on alcohol advertising is also applied to foreign satellite broadcasters. This is likely to have relevance to other sub-Saharan African countries in promoting public health strategies to reduce harm from alcohol consumption.
HARM REDUCTION JOURNAL
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Omer Alkan, Hayri Abar, Ozge Gencer
Summary: The study found that factors affecting alcohol and tobacco concurrent use were simultaneous, including age, gender, educational status, and household monthly income level. Psychosocial support only had a significant impact on tobacco use. Over the past decade, restrictions aimed at combating alcohol and tobacco use have been associated with reducing individual usage habits.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
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Clinical Neurology
Ryo Okubo, Takahiro Tabuchi
Summary: The study found that the association between mental disorders and smoking behavior is independent of anxiety and depressive symptoms, with differences observed among different age and gender groups. The results suggest a need for tailored behavioral modification interventions for young people with mental disorders in Japan, particularly young women.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2021)
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Psychology, Clinical
Simone Pettigrew, Leon Booth, Michelle Jongenelis, Emily Brennan, Tanya Chikritzhs, Penelope Hasking, Peter Miller, Gerard Hastings, Melanie Wakefield
Summary: The study found that showing 'why to reduce' alcohol harm-reduction advertisements can encourage drinkers to attempt to reduce their alcohol consumption, and that combining specific 'how to reduce' messages can help them monitor their intake.
ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
X. Sui, X. He, Z. Song, Y. Gao, L. Zhao, F. Jiao, G. Kong, Y. Li, S. Han, B. Wang
Summary: NtMYC2a functions as a 'master switch' to coordinate JA-induced nicotine accumulation in tobacco, with its knockout resulting in significant downregulation of nicotine biosynthesis and transport genes, as well as a dramatic reduction in leaf nicotine content.