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PubMed1997

A prison-based alcohol use education program: evaluation of a pilot study.

Northern Territory prisoners were followed up after release to determine the effect of an alcohol education course on their alcohol consumption, drinking group, disruptive behavior, criminal activity, family relationships, how they use their time, general health, ability to cope and take responsibility. Measures were obtained both from prisoners and key informants, and two groups of prisoners were compared: those who completed the course and others who had not done the course. A high level of correspondence was found between measures from key informants and prisoners. The prisoners attending the course showed significant improvements on all dimensions when compared to the control subjects.

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PubMed1996

Interstate tourists and the estimation of per capita alcohol consumption.

A telephone survey of domestic Australian tourists was conducted to determine the relative contribution they make to estimates of per capita alcohol consumption. The overall drinking patterns of interstate tourists were examined, along with contrasts between those who visit the Northern Territory and those who visit other parts of the country. The results show that drinking generally increased when people were on holiday. Amount of alcohol consumed did not differ by destination, but destination did distinguish the prevalence of holiday drinkers and the amounts of alcohol usually consumed by tourists when they are at home. The self-reported reasons for increased or decreased drinking by people when they are on holidays are also presented. The implications of these various findings for the calculation of per capita consumption estimates for the Northern Territory and other jurisdictions are discussed.

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