Category: Research papers

Alcohol label audit: August 2012

Post author By Fare_Admin
Post date 02/08/2012

This research aims to evaluate the extent of implementation of the DrinkWise labelling initiative an audit of alcohol labels was undertaken. Specifically, to: estimate the proportion of alcohol products displaying the DrinkWise messages (and to investigate any other advisory labels present); determine how frequently each of the different DrinkWise messages is displayed and on what products/categories/by which producers; investigate the size and placement of DrinkWise messages and determine how this differs according to product/category.

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One Sunday at a time: Evaluating Hello Sunday Morning

Post author By Fare_Admin
Post date 18/06/2012

This research analysed Hello Sunday Morning (HSM) blog posts, and used qualitative questionnaires and alcohol consumption surveys to examine what participants blogged about, what their motivations, goals and challenges were, and how their alcohol consumption and expectancies changed over time.

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Booze before babies: Analysis of alcohol industry submissions to the FASD Inquiry

Post author By Fare_Admin
Post date 24/05/2012

The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) carried out an analysis of the submissions made by alcohol industry bodies to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs Inquiry into Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).

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Harms associated with concurrent alcohol and party drug use amongst young people

Post author By Fare_Admin
Post date 16/05/2012

This thesis explores the concepts of post-modernity and normalisation as they relate to the culture and practices of a group of 25 young people in Melbourne who call themselves the ‘A-Team’. The A-Team is a social network of youth who considered themselves to be ‘typical’ or ‘mainstream’, who participated in work and study, and who did not engage in any illicit activity other than drug use.

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Annual alcohol poll 2012: Attitudes and behaviours

Post author By Fare_Admin
Post date 17/04/2012

The 2012 Annual Alcohol Poll was launched at 10am, Tuesday 17 April 2012 in Sydney. Carried out by Galaxy Research, the poll asked Australians questions including: Do you think Australia has a problem with excess drinking or alcohol abuse? Over the next five to 10 years do you expect alcohol-related problems to reduce or do […]

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Perceptions of low-risk drinking levels among Australians during a period of change in the official drinking guidelines

Post author By Fare_Admin
Post date 01/03/2012

This study uses data from the National Drug Strategy Household Survey to examine Australians’ perceptions of low-risk drinking over a period where the official Australian Guidelines relating to drinking were changed.

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Alcohol consumption during pregnancy: Results from the 2010 National Drug Strategy Household survey

Post author By Fare_Admin
Post date 14/02/2012

The primary purpose of this report was to examine the rate of, and develop predictors for, alcohol consumption during pregnancy. To do this, data from the 2010 National Drug Strategy Household Survey were analysed.

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A process and outcome evaluation of the Under The Limit (UTL) therapeutic drink driving program for recidivist and high range offenders

Post author By Fare_Admin
Post date 01/02/2012

Drink driving is a major public health issue and this report examines the experiences of convicted offenders who participated in an established drink driving rehabilitation program Under the Limit (UTL).

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Young women’s drinking experiences in public drinking venues

Post author By Fare_Admin
Post date 02/12/2011

Research on women’s drinking behaviour is limited. Evidence shows women are at higher risk than men for detrimental physical, medical, social and psychological effects of at-risk alcohol consumption.

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Alcohol health labelling: Community perceptions of the FARE and DrinkWise model alcohol labels

Post author By Fare_Admin
Post date 30/11/2011

The report sought to determine people’s perspectives of the effectiveness of two alcohol labelling regimes, the FARE alcohol health warning labels and DrinkWise’s consumer information labels. The report found that the FARE labels were superior on all measures.

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Alcohol and caffeinated energy drinks: A preliminary study exploring patterns of consumption and associated harms

Post author By Fare_Admin
Post date 15/11/2011

There is increasing evidence that a growing proportion of young people are using alcohol in combination with energy drinks. There is currently no prevalence data available in Australia on alcohol energy drink (AED) use.

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The schoolies experience: The role of expectancies, gender roles, and social norms of recent school leavers

Post author By Fare_Admin
Post date 13/11/2011

The aim of this project is to gain an insight into the alcohol expectancies, perceived social norms and changing gender roles of school leavers and to use this data to develop evidence-based interventions to reduce alcohol-related harms among this group.

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