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References to information cited on this website

Anderson P, Chisholm D, Fuhr D. Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of policies and programmes to reduce the harm caused by alcohol. Lancet 2009;373:2234-2246.

Attwood AS, Ataya AF, Benton CP, Penton-Voak IS, Munafo MR. Effects of alcohol consumption and alcohol expectancy on the categorisation of perceptual cues of emotional expression. Psychopharmacology 2009; 204:327-34.

Babor T, Caetano R, Casswell S, Edwards G, Giesbrecht N, Graham K, Grube J, Gruenewald P, Hill L, Holder H, Homel R, Osterberg E, Rehm J, Room R, Rossow I. Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity. Research and Public Policy. Oxford Medical Publications, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2003.

Bond L, Daube M, Chikritzhs T. Access to confidential alcohol industry documents: From Big Tobacco to Big Booze. Australasian Medical Journal 2009; 1: 1-26.

Chikritzhs T, Catalano P, Stockwell T, Donath S, Ngo H, Young D, Matthews S. Australian Alcohol Indicators, 1990-2001: Patterns of alcohol use and related harms for Australian states and territories. National Drug Research Institute, Perth, 2003.

Corrao G, Rubbiati L, Bagnardi V, Zambon A, Poikolainen K. Alcohol and coronary heart disease: A meta-analysis. Addiction 2000;95:1505-1523.

Connor J, Broad J, Rehm J, Vander Hoorn S, Jackson R. The burden of death, disease and disability due to alcohol in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal 15 April 2005;118(1213): http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/118-1213/1412/

Corrao G, Bagnardi V, Zambon C, La Vecchia C. A meta-analysis of alcohol consumption and the risk of 15 diseases. Preventive Medicine 2004;38:613-619.

Erasmus D. Alcohol and Traffic Safety. New Zealand Police, 2009.

Fillmore KM, Chikritzhs T, Stockwell T, Bostrom A, Pascal R. Alcohol use and prostate cancer: A meta-analysis. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research 2009;53:240-255.

Foster SE, Vaughan RD, Foster WH, Califano JA. Alcohol consumption and expenditures for underage drinking and adult excessive drinking. Journal of the American Medical Association 2003; 289: 989-995.

Gable RS. Comparison of acute lethal toxicity of commonly abused psychoactive substances. Addiction 2004;99:686-696.

Habgood R, Casswell S, Pledger M, Bhatta K. Drinking in New Zealand. National Surveys Comparison 1995 and 2000. Alcohol and Public Health Research Unit, University of Auckland, 2001.

Harper C. The neuropathology of alcohol-related brain damage. Alcohol & Alcoholism 2009; 44: 136–140.

Hawkes DV. What would a friendly alcohol industry look like? Addiction 1993; 88: 22-23.

Hilts PJ. The relative addictiveness of drugs. New York Times August 2, 1994. Available http://www.tfy.drugsense.org/tfy/addictvn.htm (cited 25 March 2009).

Jackson MC, Hastings G, Wheeler C, Eadie D, MacKintosh AM. Marketing alcohol to young people: Implications for industry regulation and research policy. Addiction 2000;95(Suppl 4):S597-S608.

Jackson R, Broad J, Connor J, Wells S. Alcohol and ischaemic heart disease: Probably no free lunch. Lancet 2005;366:1911-1912.

May PA, Gossage JP. Estimating the prevalence of fetal alcohol syndrome: a summary. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism of the National Institutes of Health (NIAAA), 2001 http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh25-3/159-167.htm

National Health and Medical Research Council. Australian Guidelines to Reduce Health Risks from Drinking Alcohol. Australian Government, February 2009.

Neiman J. Alcohol as a risk factor for brain damage: neurologic aspects. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 1998;22(7 Suppl):346S–251S.

Niccols A. Fetal alcohol syndrome and the developing socio-emotional brain. Brain & Cognition 2007;65:135-142.

Nutristrategy 2005. Caloric content of fat, protein, carbohydrates and alcohol. http://www.nutristrategy.com/nutrition/calories.htm (cited 25 March 2009).

O’Hagan J, Robinson G, Whiteside E. Alcohol and Drug Problems: Handbook for Health Professionals, Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand, Wellington: New Zealand, 1993.

Parrott DJ, Zeichner A. Effects of alcohol and trait anger on physical aggression in men. Journal of Studies on Alcohol 2002; 63: 196-204.

Quigley P. Emergency Department Specialist. Capital and Coast District Health Board (personal correspondence).

Sellman D, Robinson GM, Beasley R. Should ethanol be scheduled as a drug of high risk to public health? Journal of Psychopharmacology 2009;23:94-100.

Suter PM. Is alcohol consumption a risk factor for weight gain and obesity? Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory Sciences 2005; 42: 197-227.

Stevenson R. National Alcohol Assessment, New Zealand Police, April 2009 http://www.police.govt.nz/resources/2009/Police-National-Alcohol-Assessment.pdf

Wells JE, Baxter J, Schaaf D. Substance use disorders in Te Rau Hinengaro: The New Zealand Mental Health Survey. Final Report. Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand, 23 November 2006.

World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research. Food, nutrition, physical activity, and the prevention of cancer: a global perspective. AICR, Washington DC, 2007.

World Health Organisation. International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans. Volume 44: Alcohol Drinking – Summary of data reported and evaluation. Available at: http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monographs/vol44/volume44.pdf (last updated 1 December 1998, cited 26 May 2009).

Yeomans MR. Effects of alcohol on food and energy intake in human subjects: Evidence for passive and active over-consumption of energy. British Journal of Nutrition 2004;92(Suppl 1):S31-34.

32 References to information cited on the Pamphlet

  • Wells JE, Baxter J, Schaaf D. Substance use disorders in Te Rau Hinengaro: The New Zealand Mental Health Survey. Final Report. Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand, 23 November 2006.
  • Stevenson R. National Alcohol Assessment, New Zealand Police, April 2009 http://www.police.govt.nz/resources/2009/Police-National-Alcohol-Assessment.pdf
  • O’Hagan J, Robinson G, Whiteside E. Alcohol and Drug Problems: Handbook for Health Professionals , Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand, Wellington: New Zealand, 1993.
  • Quigley P. Emergency Department Specialist. Capital and Coast District Health Board (personal correspondence).
  • Erasmus D. Alcohol and Traffic Safety. New Zealand Police, 2009.
  • May PA, Gossage JP. Estimating the prevalence of fetal alcohol syndrome: a summary. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism of the National Institutes of Health (NIAAA), 2001 http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh25-3/159-167.htm
  • Connor J, Broad J, Rehm J, Vander Hoorn S, Jackson R. The burden of death, disease and disability due to alcohol in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal 15 April 2005;118(1213): http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/118-1213/1412/
  • Bond L, Daube M, Chikritzhs T. Access to confidential alcohol industry documents: From Big Tobacco to Big Booze. Australasian Medical Journal 2009; 1: 1-26.
  • Hilts PJ. The relative addictiveness of drugs. New York Times August 2, 1994. Available http://www.tfy.drugsense.org/tfy/addictvn.htm (cited 25 March 2009).
  • Gable RS. Comparison of acute lethal toxicity of commonly abused psychoactive substances. Addiction 2004;99:686-696.
  • Sellman JD, Robinson GM, Beasley R. Should ethanol be scheduled as a drug of high risk to public health? Journal of Psychopharmacology 2009;23:94-100.
  • Neiman J. Alcohol as a risk factor for brain damage: neurologic aspects. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 1998;22(7 Suppl):346S–251S.
  • Niccols A. Fetal alcohol syndrome and the developing socio-emotional brain. Brain & Cognition 2007;65:135-142.
  • Harper C. The neuropathology of alcohol-related brain damage. Alcohol & Alcoholism 2009 ; 44: 136–140.
  • Parrott DJ, Zeichner A. Effects of alcohol and trait anger on physical aggression in men. Journal of Studies on Alcohol 2002; 63: 196-204.
  • Attwood AS, Ataya AF, Benton CP, Penton-Voak IS, Munafo MR. Effects of alcohol consumption and alcohol expectancy on the categorisation of perceptual cues of emotional expression. Psychopharmacology 2009; 204:327-34.
  • Yeomans MR. Effects of alcohol on food and energy intake in human subjects: Evidence for passive and active over-consumption of energy. British Journal of Nutrition 2004;92(Suppl 1):S31-34.
  • Nutristrategy 2005. Caloric content of fat, protein, carbohydrates and alcohol. http://www.nutristrategy.com/nutrition/calories.htm (cited 25 March 2009).
  • Suter PM. Is alcohol consumption a risk factor for weight gain and obesity? Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory Sciences 2005; 42: 197-227.
  • Corrao G, Bagnardi V, Zambon C, La Vecchia C. A meta-analysis of alcohol consumption and the risk of 15 diseases. Preventive Medicine 2004;38:613-619.
  • World Health Organisation. International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans. Volume 44: Alcohol Drinking – Summary of data reported and evaluation. Available at: http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monographs/vol44/volume44.pdf (last updated 1 December 1998, cited 26 May 2009).
  • World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research. Food, nutrition, physical activity, and the prevention of cancer: a global perspective. AICR, Washington DC, 2007.
  • Fillmore KM, Chikritzhs T, Stockwell T, Bostrom A, Pascal R. Alcohol use and prostate cancer: A meta-analysis. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research 2009;53:240-255.
  • Corrao G, Rubbiati L, Bagnardi V, Zambon A, Poikolainen K. Alcohol and coronary heart disease: A meta-analysis. Addiction 2000;95:1505-1523.
  • Jackson R, Broad J, Connor J, Wells S. Alcohol and ischaemic heart disease: Probably no free lunch. Lancet 2005;366:1911-1912.
  • Jackson MC, Hastings G, Wheeler C, Eadie D, MacKintosh AM. Marketing alcohol to young people: Implications for industry regulation and research policy. Addiction 2000;95(Suppl 4):S597-S608.
  • National Health and Medical Research Council. Australian Guidelines to Reduce Health Risks from Drinking Alcohol. Australian Government, February 2009.
  • Habgood R, Casswell S, Pledger M, Bhatta K. Drinking in New Zealand. National Surveys Comparison 1995 and 2000. Alcohol and Public Health Research Unit, University of Auckland, 2001.
  • Chikritzhs T, Catalano P, Stockwell T, Donath S, Ngo H, Young D, Matthews S. Australian Alcohol Indicators, 1990-2001: Patterns of alcohol use and related harms for Australian states and territories. National Drug Research Institute, Perth, 2003.
  • Foster SE, Vaughan RD, Foster WH, Califano JA. Alcohol consumption and expenditures for underage drinking and adult excessive drinking. Journal of the American Medical Association 2003; 289: 989-995.
  • Babor T, Caetano R, Casswell S, Edwards G, Giesbrecht N, Graham K, Grube J, Gruenewald P, Hill L, Holder H, Homel R, Osterberg E, Rehm J, Room R, Rossow I. Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity. Research and Public Policy . Oxford Medical Publications, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2003.
  • Anderson P, Chisholm D, Fuhr D. Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of policies and programmes to reduce the harm caused by alcohol. Lancet 2009;373:2234-2246.