Excessive Drinking: More a Result of Low Socioeconomic Status Than Access to Alcohol?
Submitted by Ally
- 16 May 2017
Among US neighbourhoods, poverty and disorganisation, that is high levels of crime, drug trafficking and graffiti etc., may increase the risk of problem drinking, more so than the presence of bars or stores that sell alcohol.
In other words, socioeconomic factors could play a more significant role in excessive alcohol consumption than the availability of the substance itself.
This is according to a new study recently published in the Journal of Urban Health.
The finding suggests that improving a neighbourhood’s quality of life before limiting supply could help reduce alcohol use disorders.