An Investigation of the Effects of Alcohol Policies on Youth Std

Michael Grossman; Robert Kaestner; Sara Markowitz

doi:10.1016/S0731-2199(05)16011-7

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Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research

ISSN: 0731-2199
Series editor(s): Prof. Michael Grossman, Prof. Bjorn Lindgren, Prof. Robert Kaestner, Prof. Kristian Bolin

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An Investigation of the Effects of Alcohol Policies on Youth Std

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Title:	An Investigation of the Effects of Alcohol Policies on Youth Std
Author(s):	Michael Grossman, Robert Kaestner, Sara Markowitz
Volume:	16 Editor(s): Björn Lindgren, Michael Grossman ISBN: 978-0-76231-233-7 eISBN: 978-1-84950-361-7
Citation:	Michael Grossman, Robert Kaestner, Sara Markowitz (2005), An Investigation of the Effects of Alcohol Policies on Youth Std, in Björn Lindgren, Michael Grossman (ed.) Substance Use: Individual Behaviour, Social Interactions, Markets and Politics (Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research, Volume 16), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp.229-256
DOI:	10.1016/S0731-2199(05)16011-7 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Article type:	Chapter Item
Abstract:	The purpose of this chapter is to examine the role of alcohol policies in reducing the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among youth. Previous research has shown that risky sexual practices (e.g., unprotected sex and multiple partners) that increase the risk of contracting an STD are highly correlated with alcohol use. If alcohol is a cause of risky sexual behaviour, then policies that reduce the consumption of alcohol may also reduce the incidence of STDs. In this chapter, we examine the relationship between alcohol policies (e.g., beer taxes and statutes pertaining to alcohol sales and drunk driving) and rates of gonorrhea and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) among teenagers and young adults. Results indicate that higher beer taxes are associated with lower rates of gonorrhea for males and are suggestive of lower AIDS rates. Strict drunk driving policies in the form of zero tolerance laws may also lower the gonorrhea rate among males under the legal drinking age.