Signs of intoxication and server intervention among 18-39-year-olds drinking at licensed premises in New South Wales, Australia.

Author(s): 
Donnelly N, Briscoe S.
Published: 
2003
Publisher: 
Addiction
Volume: 
98
Issue: 
9
Page(s): 
1287-1295

Abstract

Estimated the extent of responsible service of alcohol (RSA) practice to young adults showing signs of alcohol intoxication on licensed premises in New South Wales. A total of 1090 people aged 18-39 years old. Seventy-five per cent of males and 64% of females reported that they had consumed at levels for acute alcohol-related harm during the previous 12 months, with 34% of males and 24% of females reporting doing so weekly; 54% of both males and females who had consumed at acute-risk levels, reported that this last drinking occasion occurred at a licensed premises. Of these, 56% reported that they had exhibited at least one sign of overt alcohol intoxication, while 19% reported showing three or more signs of intoxication. Among those reporting at least one sign of intoxication, only 10% reported that the licensed premises staff had provided at least one of seven different responsible service initiatives, while 55% reported that they were continued to be served alcohol. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved)
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