A qualitative exploration of the effects of increasing the minimum purchase age of alcohol in Thailand

• Main Authors: Rupali J. Limaye, Bangorn Srirojn, Pam Lilleston, Apinun Aramrattana, Nicholas Thomson, David D. Celentano, Susan G. Sherman
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine; Social Sciences
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84872279595&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/52939
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Introduction and Aims: Although prevalence of alcohol consumption has been relatively stable among Thai youth, concerns over alcohol-related harms affecting youth influenced the passage of new laws in early 2008, which made it illegal to sell alcohol to anyone under the age of 20. This qualitative s...