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Author: Sullivan, Tom

Title: Is alcohol and energy drink consumption associated with antisocial behaviour?

Summary: The consumption of alcohol mixed with energy drinks (AmED) has become popular in Australia, particularly among young people. AmED research suggests there are associations between AmED consumption and harmful behaviours, including criminal offences. This study investigated the behaviours of a group of AmED consumers known to engage in high-risk activities-police detainees. It found most detainees had recently consumed energy drinks, but consumption of AmED was less common than in community samples. The study also compared the behaviours of AmED consumers with alcohol consumers, and analysed how AmED consumers behaved in AmED sessions versus alcohol sessions. It found AmED consumers reported drinking more alcohol in a usual alcohol session than in a usual AmED session. AmED consumers were also significantly less likely to report being assaulted or committing a traffic offence in an AmED session, compared with an alcohol only session.

Details: Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology, 2019. 14p.

Source: Internet Resource: Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice, No. 573: Accessed March 14, 2019 at: https://aic.gov.au/publications/tandi/tandi573

Year: 2019

Country: Australia

URL: https://aic.gov.au/publications/tandi/tandi573

Shelf Number: 154963

Keywords:
Alcohol Abuse
Antisocial Behavior
Drug Abuse
Police Detainees

Author: Patterson, Eileen

Title: Drug use monitoring in Australia: Drug use among police detainees, 2017

Summary: Established in 1999, the Drug Use Monitoring in Australia (DUMA) program is funded by the Australian Government and is the nation's longest-running ongoing survey of police detainees across the country. DUMA comprises two core components: a self-report survey on drug use, criminal justice history and demographic information; and voluntary urinalysis, which provides an objective measure for corroborating reported recent drug use. This report describes drug use, drug market participation and the extent to which detainees' alleged offences were related to drug or alcohol use. Data were collected between January and December 2017 at five sites: Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth, Bankstown and Surry Hills. Since police detainees are more likely than the general population to have been in recent contact with the illicit drug market, understanding their drug use and offending habits is valuable in the formulation of policy and programs.

Details: Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology, 2019. 51p., app.

Source: Internet Resource: Statistical Reports No. 14: Accessed May 8, 2019 at: https://aic.gov.au/publications/sr/sr14

Year: 2019

Country: Australia

URL: https://aic.gov.au/publications/sr/sr14

Shelf Number: 155685

Keywords:
Drug Abuse and Addiction
Drug Abuse and Crime
Drug Offenders
Police Detainees