2002
| Author | Gray, Dennis; Saggers, Sherry; Atkinson, David; Sputore, Brooke; Bourbon, Deirdre |
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| Date | 2002 |
| Source/Publisher | Indigenous Australian alcohol and other drug issues : research from the National Drug Research Institute / edited by Dennis Gray and Sherry Saggers. Perth : National Drug Research Institute, 2002| 17-29 |
| Link(s) | https://espace.curtin.edu.au/handle/20.500.11937/5233 |
| Subjects | Drugs and alcohol |
This evaluation reviewed the effectiveness of, and community attitudes towards, increased restrictions on the availability of alcohol in Tennant Creek, NT. Estimates of alcohol consumption, admissions data from the local hospital, women’s refuge and sobering up shelter, and police data on detentions in custody and common offences were compared for the 12 months prior and 24 months subsequent to the introduction of restrictions. A random sample survey of residents aged over 18 was conducted to ascertain attitudes towards the restrictions. Over the two years following the introduction of the restrictions, there was a reduction of 19.4% in annual per capita consumption of pure alcohol. This was accompanied by declines in hospital admissions for alcohol related conditions, persons taken into custody, and the proportions of offences reported on Thursdays. A majority of survey respondents was in favour of retaining or strengthening the existing restrictions. The evaluation concludes that the restrictions were effective in reducing alcohol consumption and acute related harm, and had the support of the majority of people in Tennant Creek. On the basis of this evidence, the Northern Territory Liquor Commission decided to retain them.
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