MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2000 Apr 28;49(16):346-9.
In the United States, adolescents and young adults are at higher risk for acquiring sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) than older adults. In addition, young persons who drink alcohol may be more likely than persons who abstain to participate in high-risk sexual activity, such as unprotected sexual intercourse or multiple sexual partners. If alcohol consumption promotes risky sexual behavior (disinhibition caused by the effects of alcohol), state government alcohol policies, such as alcohol taxation and minimum legal drinking age requirements, might reduce STD incidence among adolescents and young adults. Higher alcohol taxes and increases in the minimum legal drinking age have been associated with lower incidences of adverse alcohol-related health outcomes (e.g., motor-vehicle crash-related deaths, liver cirrhosis, suicide, and violent crime, including domestic violence). This report summarizes the findings of a study that suggest higher alcohol taxes and higher minimum legal drinking ages are associated with lower STD incidence among certain age groups.
在美国，青少年和青年成年人感染性传播疾病（STD）的风险高于年长者。此外，饮酒的年轻人可能比不饮酒的人更有可能参与高风险性行为，如无保护性行为或有多个性伴侣。如果饮酒会促使危险的性行为（酒精作用导致的行为抑制解除），那么州政府的酒精政策，如酒精税和法定最低饮酒年龄要求，可能会降低青少年和青年成年人中性传播疾病的发病率。较高的酒精税和法定最低饮酒年龄的提高与酒精相关不良健康后果（如与机动车碰撞相关的死亡、肝硬化、自杀以及包括家庭暴力在内的暴力犯罪）的较低发生率相关。本报告总结了一项研究的结果，该研究表明较高的酒精税和较高的法定最低饮酒年龄与特定年龄组中性传播疾病的较低发病率相关。
