The aim of the project is to evaluate the effects of the introduction of new mutual alcohol policies in 30 high schools in 2017 on students binge drinking.
In August 2017, 13 high schools in Zealand and all of Funen's 11 high schools and 6 high schools in Ringkøbing introduced new mutual alcohol policy for alcohol on study trips, parties, cafes and other social events. The background for the introduction of the alcohol policies was the aim of reducing alcohol intake among students and that alcohol should have a less dominant role. By setting the same framework, the alcohol policies aims at promoting community, responsibility and respect. The aim of the project is to evaluate the effects of the introduction of new mutual alcohol policies on students binge drinking. The analysis is a natural experiment that compare binge drinking among students at schools after the introduction of the policy with binge drinking among students a schools that did not introduce the policy.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
5,000
Introduction of new mutual alcohol policy
Binge drinking 4 or more times within the last month
Reduction in the number of students that drink 5 or more drinks on the same occasion 4 or more times within the last month
Time frame: january 2019
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