Can a licensed venue really be 'family friendly' when it comes to alcohol consumption?

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Taking underage children to venues that serve alcohol could increase their risk of alcohol-related harm, according to Australian researchers who say licensed venues should not be marketing themselves as 'family friendly'. The team reviewed previously published research from 2016 to 2022 looking at the effects on underage people of attending licenced venues and the alcohol-related stimuli they encounter there such as alcohol advertising and people consuming alcohol. While they did not find any studies directly examining the impact of licenced venue exposure on minors, they say the research they reviewed showed a consistent link between exposure to alcohol marketing and parent drinking behaviours with increased risk of negative alcohol-related outcomes for children.

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conference: Drug and Alcohol Review

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Organisation/s: George Institute for Global Health, The University of New South Wales, Menzies School of Health Research

Funder: Western Australian Mental Health Commission

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