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. 2020 Nov 30;15(1):90.
doi: 10.1186/s13011-020-00329-8.

Alcohol use disorders, beverage preferences and the influence of alcohol marketing: a preliminary study

Morgane Guillou Landreat  1   2   3 , Céline Beauvais  4 , Marie Grall Bronnec  5   6   7 , Delphine Le Goff  8 , Jean Yves Le Reste  8 , Delphine Lever  9 , Antoine Dany  8 , Karine Gallopel Morvan  10
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Alcohol use disorders, beverage preferences and the influence of alcohol marketing: a preliminary study

Morgane Guillou Landreat et al. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy. .

Abstract

Background: Alcohol Use Disorders (AUD) are among the most prevalent mental disorders in the world. They are the leading risk factor for premature mortality and disability among 15 to 49-year-olds. Links between alcohol marketing and patterns of alcohol consumption are well defined in adolescents but there is few data on the impact of alcohol marketing on a population of drinkers with an AUD and seeking treatment. This study was designed in collaboration among researchers specialising in addictive disorders, in social marketing and primary care.

Methods: This was a monocentric, cross-sectional, descriptive study. The main objective of this study was to define the type of marketing identified by drinkers with an AUD who were seeking treatment and their beverage preferences. Drinkers aged 18+ with an AUD and seeking treatment were included. A descriptive analysis and a logistic regression were carried out .

Results: N = 91 patients were included, 73.6% were male, the average age was 46.2 years. 72% said they were not influenced by alcohol marketing, but 76% recalled an alcohol advertisement in the last 6 months. The most frequently reported beverage preferences were wine (39.6%), standard beers (29.6%), spirits (27.5%) and strong beers (16.5%).

Conclusions: Patients with AUD, defined as vulnerable, reported exposure to alcohol marketing but did not seem to identify it consciously. Marketing influences differed according to beverage preferences. These results need to be confirmed by a larger study.

Keywords: Advertising; Alcohol; Alcohol use disorders; Marketing.

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Authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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