Smart R G, Mann R E
Clinical, Social and Evaluation Research Department, Addiction Research Foundation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Alcohol Alcohol. 1998 May-Jun;33(3):265-72. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.alcalc.a008390.
In this study, the trends in alcohol consumption, alcohol-related problems, alcohol availability and treatment efforts were examined for the province of Alberta, for the period 1975-1993. Most of the trends previously observed in Ontario were also observed in Alberta. We found: (1) stabilization followed by important declines in per capita consumption of alcohol; (2) large decreases in most measures of problems such as cirrhosis mortality and traffic fatalities related to drinking; (3) increases in treatment and Alcoholics Anonymous membership rates; (4) increases in measures of physical availability of alcohol. One problem, impaired driving arrest rate, increased substantially during the years examined.
在本研究中，对1975年至1993年期间艾伯塔省的酒精消费趋势、与酒精相关的问题、酒精可得性及治疗措施进行了考察。安大略省此前观察到的大多数趋势在艾伯塔省也有出现。我们发现：（1）人均酒精消费量先是趋于稳定，随后大幅下降；（2）诸如肝硬化死亡率和与饮酒相关的交通死亡等大多数问题指标大幅下降；（3）治疗率和戒酒互助会会员率上升；（4）酒精实际可得性指标上升。在所考察的年份里，有一个问题即酒驾逮捕率大幅上升。
