Citation

Carah N, Meurk C, Hall W. Int. J. Drug Policy 2014; 26(2): 214-216.

Affiliation

Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research, University of Queensland, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.drugpo.2014.07.019

PMID

25175599

Abstract

BACKGROUND: To profile the demographics, goals and alcohol consumption of participants in Hello Sunday Morning, an online forum discussing experiences in abstaining from alcohol.

METHODS: All participants in Hello Sunday Morning were invited to enter demographic, self-reported goals and alcohol consumption data. We report on data from 3037 participants. Main outcome measures are age, gender, country of residence, self-reported goals and alcohol consumption measures (AUDIT).

RESULTS: 64% of Hello Sunday Morning participants were under the age of 40. Participants were more likely to be female and riskier drinkers than other treatment seeking populations.

CONCLUSIONS: Hello Sunday Morning attracts a unique population of heavy drinking participants. Future research is needed to examine whether participants' self-reported alcohol consumption changes after participation.

Language: en