young people and alcohol the role of cultural influences
An examination of the cultural drivers of risk-taking behaviour and their effects on ‘low risk’, ‘risky’ and ‘high risk’ use of alcohol among 14-24 year old Australian drinkers
Ann M. Roche, Petra Bywood, Joseph Borlagdan, Belinda Lunnay, Toby Freeman, Lisa Lawton, Amanda Tovell, Roger Nicholas
Roche, A.M., Bywood, P.T., Borlagdan, J., Lunnay, B., Freeman, T., Lawton, L., Tovell, A. & Nicholas, R. (2007). Young People and Alcohol: The Role of Cultural Influences. National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction, Adelaide. ISBN 978-1-876897-13-0 © DrinkWise Australia Ltd 2008 This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced without prior written permission from DrinkWise Australia Ltd, available from 1/34 Queen Street, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia. Any enquiries about or comments on this publication should be directed to: Professor Ann Roche National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA) Flinders University of South Australia GPO Box 2100 Adelaide 5001 South Australia Australia Phone: +61 8 8201 7535 Email: ann.roche@flinders.edu.au Website: http://www.nceta.flinders.edu.au/ Published by DrinkWise Australia Ltd, ACN 112 783 114 Design and Layout by Inprint Design www.inprint.com.au
The role of cultural influences
Acknowledgements
This work was commissioned by DrinkWise Australia Ltd with funding provided by DrinkWise Australia and the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. Thanks are extended to Dr Ken Pidd for his contribution to sections on work and culture. Dr Jo Lindsay and Dr Clarissa Cook are thanked for sharing their bibliographic resources with the research team. Tania Steenson and Amy Hallion contributed research assistance and editorial support. Stacey Appleton and Paula Wilson assisted with layout and formatting. The
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