Minimum purchasing age for alcohol and traffic crash injuries among 15- to 19-year-olds in New Zealand

K. KYPRI ; R. B. VOAS ; J. D. LANGLEY ; S. C. STEPHENSON ; D. J. BEGG ; A. S. TIPPETTS ; DAVIE G. S. | 2006
Dans American Journal of Public Health (Vol.96 n°1, January 2006) Article : Périodique

OBJECTIVES: In 1999, New Zealand lowered the minimum purchasing age for alcohol from 20 to 18 years. We tested the hypothesis that this increased traffic crash injuries among 15- to 19-year-olds. METHODS: Poisson regression was used to compute i[...]

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Public, official, and industry submissions on a Bill to increase the alcohol minimum purchasing age: A critical analysis

K. KYPRI ; L. WOLFENDEN ; M. HUTCHESSON ; J. D. LANGLEY ; R. B. VOAS | 2014
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.25, n°4, July 2014) Article : Périodique

Background: In 2005 a Bill was introduced to the New Zealand parliament to increase the alcohol minimum purchasing age (MPA) from 18 to 20 years and submissions were invited from interested parties. We sought to characterise and critique the arg[...]

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Public opinion and local government alcohol policy: A study of seven New Zealand communities

B. MacLENNAN ; K. KYPRI ; J. D. LANGLEY ; R. ROOM | 2011
Dans Contemporary Drug Problems (Vol.38, n°3, Fall 2011) Article : Périodique

In democratic political systems one would expect public opinion to be a primary determinant of social policy, yet there are numerous examples of discordance between prevailing opinions and government activity. We sought to assess the extent of a[...]

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