News tagged with alcohol outlets

Study: Community organization can reduce, negate impact of alcohol outlets on neighborhood violence

The density of businesses that sell alcohol in a community has been tied to local levels of violence, but new research has found that the influence depends on the nature of the community. More stable communities can see little ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Increased risk of binge drinking and alcohol-related harm induced by higher number of alcohol outlets

University of Otago researchers have discovered an association between the number of liquor outlets within easy walking distance of home (1km) and the level of binge drinking and alcohol related harm reported in the community. ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Juvenile offenders often released into risky environments, study says

Roughly 100,000 juvenile offenders are released each year from U.S. correctional facilities and reenter the community, but little research has been done on the types of neighborhoods they end up in, including the risks they ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 26, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

More alcohol sales sites mean more neighborhood violence, research finds

More alcohol sales sites in a neighborhood equates to more violence, and the highest assault rates are associated with carry-out sites selling alcohol for off-premise consumption, according to new research ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 22, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1