A time series analysis of presentations to Queensland health facilities for alcohol-related conditions, following the increase in %26quot;alcopops%26apos; tax

作者：Kisely Steve^*; Crowe Elizabeth; Lawrence David; White Angela; Connor Jason

来源：Australasian Psychiatry, 2013, 21(4): 383-388.

DOI：10.1177/1039856213486307

• alcohol consumption
• alcohol tax
• alcopops
• behaviour modification
• drinking risk
• emergency department
• hospital admissions
• Queensland
• youth

Objective: In response to concerns about the health consequences of high-risk drinking by young people, the Australian Government increased the tax on pre-mixed alcoholic beverages (%26apos;alcopops%26apos;) favoured by this demographic. We measured changes in admissions for alcohol-related harm to health throughout Queensland, before and after the tax increase in April 2008. %26lt;br%26gt;Methods: We used data from the Queensland Trauma Register, Hospitals Admitted Patients Data Collection, and the Emergency Department Information System to calculate alcohol-related admission rates per 100,000 people, for 15 - 29 year-olds. We analysed data over 3 years (April 2006 - April 2009), using interrupted time-series analyses. This covered 2 years before, and 1 year after, the tax increase. We investigated both mental and behavioural consequences (via F10 codes), and intentional/unintentional injuries (S and T codes). %26lt;br%26gt;Results: We fitted an auto-regressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) model, to test for any changes following the increased tax. There was no decrease in alcohol-related admissions in 15 - 29 year-olds. We found similar results for males and females, as well as definitions of alcohol-related harms that were narrow (F10 codes only) and broad (F10, S and T codes). %26lt;br%26gt;Conclusions: The increased tax on %26apos;alcopops%26apos; was not associated with any reduction in hospital admissions for alcohol-related harms in Queensland 15 - 29 year-olds.

• 出版日期2013-8