TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - The impact of minimum unit price on police-recorded alcohol-related assault rates in the Northern Territory, Australia
JO  - Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs
A1  - Miller, Peter
A1  - Coomber, Kerri
A1  - Lowen, Tayla
A1  - Taylor, Nicholas
A1  - Livingston, Michael
A1  - Scott, Debbie
A1  - Buykx, Penny
A1  - Mayshak, Richelle
A1  - Curtis, Ashlee
A1  - Baldwin, Ryan
A1  - Smith, James A.
A1  - Clifford, Sarah
A1  - Chikritzhs, Tanya
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - OBJECTIVE: From 1 October 2018, the Northern Territory (NT) of Australia, introduced a Minimum Unit Price (MUP) for alcohol of AU$1.30 per standard drink. The MUP was introduced to address the high alcohol consumption rates and harms within the NT. This study aimed to investigate the unique short-term impact of the MUP on alcohol-related assaults across the NT, for the NT overall and separately for four key regions (Darwin and Palmerston, Alice Springs, Katherine, and Tennant Creek); which allowed for the consideration of differences in concurrent alcohol interventions and population (e.g. Alice Springs had Police Auxiliary Liquor Inspectors (PALIs) introduced on 1 October 2018, while Darwin and Palmerston only had the MUP introduced in this time period). PALIs effectively equate to a police officer being stationed in every off-premise liquor vendor. <br><br>METHOD: Using data from January 2013 to September 2019, interrupted time series (ITS) analyses assessed the short-term impact of the MUP on the monthly rate of police-recorded alcohol-related assaults. <br><br>RESULTS: A 14% reduction (B=-3.07 [-5.40, -0.74], p <.010) was found for alcohol-related assault offences per 10,000 in Darwin/Palmerston. Significant reductions were also noted in Alice Springs, and the NT overall, although PALIs are likely to have contributed to these reductions in addition to the MUP. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: This short-term impact warrants longer-term follow-up to determine whether the reductions in alcohol-related assaults following the introduction of MUP are maintained, and the extent to which assault rates are influenced by other alcohol-policy interventions in the NT.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1937-1888
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.15288/jsad.22-00128
ID  - ref1
ER  -