A Review of Social Host Policies Focused on Underage Drinking Parties: Suggestions for Future Research
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Tracy R. Nichols, Associate Professor and Doctoral Program Coordinator (Creator)
- David L. Wyrick, Associate Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: Underage drinking continues to be a public health concern, partially due to the ease in which adolescents obtain alcohol and consume it in private locations. States and municipalities have implemented strategies to counteract this, including adopting public policies called social host policies, despite limited evidence of effectiveness. Traditionally, these laws have held adults accountable for furnishing alcohol to underage drinkers. However, states and communities are using another policy, also called social host, to deter underage drinking parties where easy access to alcohol and high-risk use occurs. These innovative laws hold individuals who control the property accountable for underage drinking that occurs there, regardless of alcohol source. We conducted a critical analysis of social host policies focused on hosting underage drinking parties and constructed a conceptual model to understand their targeted factors. Future research recommendations are discussed.
A Review of Social Host Policies Focused on Underage Drinking Parties: Suggestions for Future Research
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Journal of Drug Education, 42(1), 99-117. (2012)
- Language: English
- Date: 2012
- Keywords
- underage drinking, public health, public policies, social host laws, alcohol