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Alcohol Use in Films and Adolescent Alcohol Use

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PEDIATRICS
Volume 135, Issue 5, Pages 851-858

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AMER ACAD PEDIATRICS
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-2978

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  1. Medical Research Council [MC_PC_15018] Funding Source: researchfish
  2. National Institute for Health Research [NF-SI-0513-10083] Funding Source: researchfish
  3. Medical Research Council [MC_PC_15018] Funding Source: Medline
  4. NCI NIH HHS [R01 CA077026, P30 CA023108, CA077026] Funding Source: Medline
  5. Wellcome Trust [102215] Funding Source: Medline

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OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether exposure to alcohol use in films (AUFs) is associated with early alcohol use, binge drinking, and alcohol-related problems in British adolescents. METHODS: Cross-sectional study with 5163 15-year-olds from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children in the United Kingdom. We measured adolescent exposure to AUFs, age at onset of alcohol use, and binge-drinking behavior. We adjusted for early childhood social, family and behavioral factors, adolescent tobacco use, and peer drinking. RESULTS: After adjustment, adolescents with the highest exposure to AUFs were 1.2 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.1-1.3) times more likely to have tried alcohol compared with those least exposed and 1.7 (95% CI: 1.5-2.0) times more likely to binge drink. They were 2.4 (95% CI: 1.9-3.1) times more likely to drink weekly and 2.0 (95% CI: 1.7-2.4) times more likely to have alcohol-related problems than those least exposed. CONCLUSIONS: Exposure to AUFs is associated with higher risk of alcohol use and alcohol-related problems in UK adolescents. Our findings provide evidence to support the argument that a review of film-rating categories and alcohol ratings for all films may help reduce problem-related alcohol consumption in young people.

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