Addiction. 2020 Nov 27. doi: 10.1111/add.15352. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
AIMS: Restrictions to alcohol availability during the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia included closures of businesses where alcohol is sold for on-premises consumption (pubs, bars, restaurants, and cafes), but not where alcohol is sold for off-premises consumption (take-away and home delivery). This study aimed to compare beer consumption before and after restrictions to alcohol availability during the first and second waves of COVID-19 in Australia.
DESIGN: Interrupted time series analysis.
SETTING: Australia.
PARTICIPANTS: Estimated resident population aged 15+ years.
MEASUREMENTS: Seasonally adjusted estimates of beer per capita consumption measured in litres of alcohol (LALs) per week, disaggregated by on- and off-premises sales.
FINDINGS: First wave restrictions (week beginning 23 March 2020) were associated with a significant immediate reduction in on-premises beer per capita consumption (-0.013 LALs, 95% CI: -0.013 – -0.012, P = <0.001), but no significant change in off-premises beer per capita consumption. Partial removal of first wave restrictions (week beginning 18 May 2020) was associated with a significant immediate increase in on-premises beer per capita consumption (+0.003 LALs, 95% CI: 0.001-0.004, P = 0.006), but no significant change in off-premises beer per capita consumption. Second wave restrictions (week beginning 06 July 2020) were associated with a significant immediate reduction in on-premises beer per capita consumption (-0.004 LALs, 95% CI: -0.006 – -0.002, P = 0.001), but, again, no significant change in off-premises beer per capita consumption.
CONCLUSION: Restricting the availability of on-premises alcohol during the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia was associated with significant reductions in on-premises beer consumption, but no significant changes in off-premises beer consumption.
PMID:33245567 | DOI:10.1111/add.15352
November 27, 2020 at 01:00PM
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