https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 Whole-of-community interventions to reduce population-level harms arising from alcohol and other drug use: a systematic review and meta-analysis https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:35769 8; three trials (7 data points), relative risk (RR) = 0.78, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.62-0.99)], but found no impact on past-month alcohol use (five trials, RR = 0.95, 95% CI = 0.89-1.02), binge drinking (five trials, RR = 0.97, 95% CI = 0.89-1.06) or 12-month marijuana use (two trials, RR = 0.98, 95% CI = 0.86-1.11). Narrative synthesis indicated some reductions in AOD-related assault rates and arrests, but were equivocal for quantity of alcohol consumed, 12-month illicit drug use, assault or abuse, motor vehicle accidents and hospital admissions. Conclusions: Interventions to reduce alcohol and other drug use and harms applied to whole communities have resulted so far in small reductions in risky alcohol consumption, but have had little impact upon past month alcohol use, binge drinking or 12-month marijuana use and the studies have been subject to high risk of bias.]]> Wed 06 Apr 2022 14:04:58 AEST ]]> Increased exposure to community-based education and 'below the line' social marketing results in increased fruit and vegetable consumption https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:17442 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:04:15 AEDT ]]> Increasing compliance with alcohol service laws in a developing country: intervention trial in the Kingdom of Bhutan https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:24094 adj = 24%; 95% CI = 12-37%) and on Tuesdays: 43-58% (differenceadj = 14%; 95% CI = 1-28%). Differences in refusal to serve alcohol: after 10 p.m. (differenceadj = 15%; 95% CI = -8 to 37%); to underage patrons (differenceadj = -5%; 95% CI = 14 to 4%); and to intoxicated patrons (differenceadj = 7%; 95% CI = -7-20%) were not statistically significant. Younger servers, stand-alone bars and outlets permitting indoor smoking were each less likely to comply with the alcohol service laws. Conclusion: A multi-sector programme to improve compliance with legal restrictions on serving alcohol in Bhutan appeared to have a modest effect but even after the programme, in two-thirds of the occasions tested, the laws were broken.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:11:45 AEDT ]]>