Closing of Hotels by Six in the Evening in Australia Substantially Reduced Alcohol Consumption and its Adverse Health Consequences: Conventional Wisdom Upturned
*Corresponding Author:Received Date: Jul 14, 2024 / Published Date: Aug 14, 2024
Citation: Dunt DR (2024) Closing of Hotels by Six in the Evening in Australia Substantially Reduced Alcohol Consumption and its Adverse Health Consequences: Conventional Wisdom Upturned. J Addict Res Ther 12:001.
Copyright: 漏 2024 Dunt DR. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Early (six o’clock) closing of hotels was introduced in 1916 in Australia to curb heavy drinking, lasting between 21-51 years in four Australian states. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of early closing on alcohol consumption, and its consequences. Early closing had a substantial downward effect on alcohol consumption across 1901-2006. It had a substantial and beneficial effect on its consequences including liver disease mortality.
