Increased risk of binge drinking and alcohol-related harm induced by higher number of alcohol outlets

Monday, November 1, 2010 - 10:00 in Health & Medicine

University of Otago researchers have discovered an association between the number of liquor outlets within easy walking distance of home (1km) and the level of binge drinking and alcohol related harm reported in the community. The results of the study, which is the first of its kind in New Zealand, have just been published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

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