Minimum unit price and other alcohol policies linked to reduction in alcohol related injuries in Central Australia

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Alcohol policies such as the Banned Drinkers Register, and Minimum Unit Price, were associated with reduced alcohol-related injury hospitalisations in Central Australia, say Australian researchers. The team looked at alcohol-related injury (ARI) hospitalisations in the Northern Territory between 2007 and 2022 and found a significant decline occurred after 2017 in central Australia with the introduction of additional alcohol policies. The reduction in the Top End was less noticeable, but the authors say there was a lower incidence rate in the Top End to begin with and Central Australia had stricter alcohol control measures such as the deployment of Temporary Beat Locations, and Police Auxiliary Liquor Inspectors (PALI).

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conference: Drug and Alcohol Review

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Organisation/s: The Australian National University, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory Department of Health

Funder: Jerry Chen was supported by a Master of Philosophy (Applied Epidemiology) scholarship funded by the Australian National University and the Northern Territory Department of Health.

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