ArticleAddiction (Abingdon, England)2013
Impacts of the minimum legal drinking age legislation on in-patient morbidity in Canada, 1997-2007: a regression-discontinuity approach.
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- Impact of Alcohol Policies on Suicidal Behavior: A Systematic Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
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- The impact of the U.S federal minimum legal drinking age law on alcohol involved firearm suicide: a regression discontinuity approach.EClinicalMedicine · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of road safety interventions: An evidence and gap map.Campbell systematic reviews · 2024Article
- Alcohol Policies and Suicide: A Review of the Literature.Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 2016Review
- Effects of lowering the minimum alcohol purchasing age on weekend assaults resulting in hospitalization in New Zealand.American journal of public health · 2014Article
- Effects of the minimum legal drinking age on alcohol-related health service use in hospital settings in Ontario: a regression-discontinuity approach.American journal of public health · 2013Article
- Commentary on Callaghan et al. (2013): Minimum legal drinking age laws protect high school students from both crashes and alcohol abuse.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2013Article
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Abstract
aimsTo provide novel, population-based estimates of the influence of minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) legislation on target in-patient hospital events in Canada.
designRegression-discontinuity analyses on rates of Canadian in-patient admissions.
settingAll in-patient hospitalizations in Canada (except Québec) between 1 April 1997 and 31 March 2007.
participantsIndividuals aged 15-22 years admitted to hospital. MEASUREMENTS: International Classification of Diseases-9/10 codes for alcohol-use disorders/poisoning, injury, suicide, assault and motor vehicle accidents were considered as target morbidity conditions.
findingsCompared with the baseline hospitalization rate just prior to the MLDA, admissions at the MLDA rose significantly (P ≤ 0.001) for alcohol-use disorders/poisoning for males (17.3%) and females (21.1%), as well as for suicide events for the combined sample (9.6%, P = 0.029). Among males, there was a significant 4.4% increase (P = 0.001) in a broad class of injuries, including a 9.2% jump (P = 0.020) in admissions for motor vehicle accidents compared with the baseline hospitalization rate just prior to the MLDA.
conclusionRemoval of minimum legal drinking age restrictions is associated with significant population-level increases in hospital admissions among young adults in Canada for alcohol-use disorders/poisoning, as well as for other serious injuries, especially among males. Current international minimum legal drinking age policy discussions should account for the impact of the minimum legal drinking age on severe morbidity outcomes.
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