The alcohol intake in Danish young people (15-24-year-olds) is high and characterized by binge drinking implying the consumption of large amount of alcohol per occasion. However, evidence of the nature and magnitude of specific adverse consequences of this drinking behavior is virtually nonexistent. In this project, we will obtain knowledge about the consequences of heavy episodic drinking in young people that can be used to emphasize the need and direct the implementation of preventive strategies. Specifically, we answer questions concerning how heavy episodic drinking is related to 1) school performance and dropout, 2) accidents 3) use of emergency medical aid (e.g., ambulances) and 4) deaths, in young people.
A variety of data sources and methodologies will be used. We study death certificates and journal text of emergency records to gain insight into circumstances relating to alcohol-related deaths and acute events such a poisonings and accidents. We combine information from surveys with school records and national registers covering information on social parameters as well as hospital and other health information to conduct epidemiological analysis of associations between alcohol drinking behavior and outcomes.
Publications:
- Caroline Holt Udesen, Signe Skovgaard Hviid, Ulrik Becker, Janne S. Tolstrup. The Lancet Regional Health.
- SJanne S. Tolstrup, Sofie Kruckow, Ulrik Becker, Ove Andersen, Susan M. Sawyer, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi, Sanne Pagh Møller. The Lancet eClinical Medicine
- Louise Hjarnaa, Sanne Pagh Møller, Alberte Brix Curtis, Ulrik Becker, Ove Andersen, Fartein Ask Torvik, Janne Tolstrup. The Journal of Adolescent Health.
- . Sofie Kruckow, Ziggi Ivan Santini, Louise Hjarnaa, Ulrik Becker, Ove Andersen, Janne S. Tolstrup. The Lancet eClinical Medicine
- Laura Staxen Bruun, Helle Collatz Christensen, Stig Nikolaj Fasmer Blomberg, Fredrik Folke, Sofie Kruckow, Veronica Pisinger, Karen Smith, Ulrik Becker, Janne Tolstrup. BMJ Public Health.
Public Health Weekly:
- Der er social ulighed i hvilke unge, der kommer på hospitalet på grund af druk.
- Unge, som drikker, har markant højere risiko for ulykker.
- Hver sjette ambulanceudrykning til børn og unge er relateret til alkohol.
The project is funded by Trygfonden and Helsefonden.