New study links alcohol availability to child injuries
The higher the availability of alcohol in a neighborhood, the greater the risk of injury to children who live there, a new study suggests.
Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Public Affairs and the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation’s Prevention Research Center co-authored the study.
Taking data from 1,646 California ZIP codes, researchers compared environmental characteristics, such as the number of liquor stores, with injury-related incidences of children 17 and younger.
According to a news release from UCLA, the study suggests a greater density of alcohol-selling facilities may lead to more drinking by parents, which, in turn, could lead to poor supervision of children and contribute to a greater number of child injuries.
The study is scheduled to be published in the November issue of the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.
August 14th, 2010 at 8:56 pm
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