Effects of the minimum legal drinking age on alcohol-related health service use in hospital settings in Ontario: A regression-discontinuity approach

R.C. Callaghan, M. Sanches, J.M. Gatley and J.K. Cunningham

American Journal of Public Health, 2013, vol. 103, issue 12, 2284-2291

Abstract: Objectives. We assessed the impact of the minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) on hospital-based treatment for alcohol-related conditions or events in Ontario, Canada. Methods. We conducted regression-discontinuity analyses to examine MLDA effects with respect to diagnosed alcohol-related conditions. Data were derived from administrative records detailing inpatient and emergency department events in Ontario from April 2002 to March 2007. Results. Relative to youths slightly younger than the MLDA, youths just older than the MLDA exhibited increases in inpatient and emergency department events associated with alcohol-use disorders (10.8%; P = .048), assaults (7.9%; P

Keywords: adolescent; age; Alcohol-Induced Disorders; Canada; classification; complication; drinking behavior; emergency health service; female; human; injury; male; medical record; utilization; young adult; alcoholism; article; drinking behavior; emergency health service; legal aspect; utilization review, Adolescent; Age Factors; Alcohol Drinking; Alcohol-Induced Disorders; Emergency Service, Hospital; Female; Humans; Male; Medical Records; Ontario; Wounds and Injuries; Young Adult, Adolescent; Age Factors; Alcohol Drinking; Alcohol-Induced Disorders; Emergency Service, Hospital; Female; Humans; Male; Medical Records; Ontario; Wounds and Injuries; Young Adult (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301320

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