Tackling risky alcohol consumption in sport: a cluster randomised controlled trial of an alcohol management intervention with community football clubs

BACKGROUND: An increased prevalence of risky alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harm has been reported for members of sporting groups and at sporting venues compared with non-sporting populations. While sports clubs and venues represent opportune settings to implement strategies to reduce such risks, no controlled trials have been reported. The purpose of the study was to examine the effectiveness of an alcohol management intervention in reducing risky alcohol consumption and the risk of alcohol-related harm among community football club members. METHOD: A cluster randomised controlled trial of an alcohol management intervention was undertaken with non-elite, community football clubs and their members in New South Wales, Australia. Risky alcohol consumption (5+ drinks) at the club and risk of alcohol-related harm using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) were measured at baseline and postintervention. RESULTS: Eighty-eight clubs participated in the trial (n=43, INTERVENTION; n=45, CONTROL) and separate cross-sectional samples of club members completed the baseline (N=1411) and postintervention (N=1143) surveys. Postintervention, a significantly lower proportion of intervention club members reported: risky alcohol consumption at the club ( INTERVENTION: 19%; CONTROL: 24%; OR: 0.63 (95% CI 0.40 to 1.00); p=0.05); risk of alcohol-related harm ( INTERVENTION: 38%; CONTROL: 45%; OR: 0.58 (95% CI 0.38 to 0.87); p&lt;0.01); alcohol consumption risk ( INTERVENTION: 47%; CONTROL: 55%; OR: 0.60 (95% CI 0.41 to 0.87); p&lt;0.01) and possible alcohol dependence ( INTERVENTION: 1%; CONTROL: 4%; OR: 0.20 (95% CI 0.06 to 0.65); p&lt;0.01). CONCLUSIONS: With large numbers of people worldwide playing, watching and sports officiating, enhancing club-based alcohol management interventions could make a substantial contribution to reducing the burden of alcohol misuse in communities.<br /

Summary evaluation of the Alice Springs liquor trial

Made available by the Northern Territory Library via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT).An evaluation was required to focus on ?the overall effect of the trial restrictions and the complementary measures? and this report presents the results of that evaluation. In accord with the Terms of Reference given for the evaluation, the report contains recommendations about licence conditions and related matters. Parts of the report consider individual components of the trial and makes some associated judgements, but the focus is on the impact of the overall package of initiatives.Background -- Harm indicators -- Complementary measures -- Stakeholder feedback and comment -- Community feedback -- Discussio

Do individual liquor permit systems help Indigenous communities to manage alcohol?

Liquor permits were once used throughout Scandinavia and North America for managing alcohol, but largely disappeared in the late 20th century. Today, they are used in some Indigenous communities in Nunavut, Canada and the Northern Territory, Australia. This paper examines the extent to which liquor permits: (i) contribute to reducing alcohol-related harms in Indigenous communities; and (ii) offer a viable mechanism for managing alcohol in Indigenous communities.The study draws on published and unpublished international literature on liquor permit systems in Indigenous communities, and on field visits to northern territory (NT) communities.Apart from one anecdotal report, the study found no evidence that liquor permit systems in Nunavut communities have reduced alcohol-related problems. In the NT, they have reduced alcohol-related harms in some communities. However, management of liquor permit systems generates significant administrative demands in communities.Effectiveness of liquor permit systems is a product of five factors: permits themselves; agencies and procedures for issuing and managing permits; agencies and procedures for supplying liquor; enforcement of permit conditions, and the presence of other agencies-legal and illegal-affecting supply and consumption of liquor. Liquor permits continue to be valued by some Indigenous communities for managing alcohol. This study suggests that they can do so provided: (i) agencies administering permits have adequate support; (ii) controls over non-legal purchasing and consumption of liquor are effective, and (iii) the permit system is viewed in the community as legitimate, equitable and transparent

Alcohol consumption and interstate visitors : the relative impact on per capita estimates for the Northern Territory

The data indicate that the drinking patterns of visitors to the Territory resemble the predominant drinking patterns of Territory residents, providing support for the current tourist adjustments that are made in the estimation of per capita alcohol consumption

1999 Australian Secondary School Alcohol and Drug Survey : Northern Territory findings

The information contained in this report comes from the most recent survey conducted as part of a triennial national study that has been co-ordinated by the Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer at the Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria since 1984 in collaboration with the Cancer Council of the Northern Territory. The Alcohol and Other Drugs Program (AODP) is grateful to both organisations for being allowed to contribute to the survey and compile this report that describes the patterns of alcohol and other drug use among students in Years 7 to 12 in the Northern Territory

Alcohol and tobacco use among Northern Territory students in 1993

In September 1993 a self-administered questionnaire was given to 598 students in the Northern Territory aged between 12 and 17. The survey was designed to estimate the prevalence of alcohol and tobacco use and to assess related attitudes and behaviours

A trial of coin-operated breathalysers in the Northern Territory

Four coin-operated breathalysers were place in licensed premises in the Northern Territory for six months to determine their impact on the behavioural intentions and attitudes of patrons, especially as they relate to drink driving. Interviews were conducted with 44 breathalyser users, 270 other patrons and staff at the licensed premises. The results showed support for the widespread availability of breathalysers in the Territory. The behavioural changes recorded as a result of patrons learning their alcohol readings were limited: one fifth of these with readings over 0.05 indicated they would drink less and one respondent reported a change in his intention to dive. Staff reported the breathalysers assisted the responsible service of alcohol by providing an objective measure of intoxication. It is noted that they utility of breathalysers in somewhat dependent of their promotion and maintenance

Duration, timing and frequency of fixations on the jump during the approach (riders listed in descending order according to skill score).

<p>Duration, timing and frequency of fixations on the jump during the approach (riders listed in descending order according to skill score).</p

Alcohol and young people in the Northern Territory

Self-report data about alcohol use were collected from a sample of 358 males and females aged between 16 and 24. The sample was recruited using a broad-based street intercept methodology in the three major urban centres of the Northern Territory. The data were obtained by standard questionnaires