Impact of alcohol home delivery and other methods of obtaining alcohol in young adults

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AIMS: To estimate the use of home alcohol delivery and other methods of obtaining alcohol, rates of ID checking for home alcohol delivery purchases, and associations with alcohol-related consequences.

METHODS: Surveillance data from 784 lifetime drinkers participating in the 2022 Rhode Island Young Adult Survey were used. The method of obtaining alcohol (e.g. type of purchase, gifted, theft) was assessed. The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, Brief Young Adults Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire, and a drinking and driving question were used to measure high-risk drinking behaviors, experiencing negative alcohol questions, and history of drinking and driving. Logistic regression models adjusting for sociodemographic variables were used to estimate main effects.

RESULTS: About 7.4% of the sample purchased alcohol through a home delivery or to-go purchase; 12.1% of participants who obtained alcohol this way never had their ID checked during the purchase attempt, and 10.2% of these purchases were completed by participants under the legal purchase age. Home delivery/to-go purchases were associated with high-risk drinking. Alcohol theft was associated with high-risk drinking, experiencing negative alcohol consequences, and drinking and driving.

CONCLUSIONS: Home alcohol delivery and to-go purchases may provide an opportunity for underage access to alcohol, but their current use as a method of obtaining alcohol is rare. Stronger ID checking policies are needed. Alcohol theft was linked to several negative alcohol outcomes, and home-based preventive interventions should be considered.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:58

Enthalten in:

Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) - 58(2023), 6 vom: 11. Nov., Seite 606-611

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Noel, Jonathan K [VerfasserIn]
Rosenthal, Samantha R [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

3K9958V90M
Alcohol
Consumption
Ethanol
Home delivery
ID checking
Journal Article
Theft
Young adults

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Date Completed 14.11.2023

Date Revised 14.11.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/alcalc/agad035

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM356766403