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Alcohol and Alcoholism Advance Access originally published online on May 2, 2008
Alcohol and Alcoholism 2008 43(4):477-480; doi:10.1093/alcalc/agn037
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© The Author 2008. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Medical Council on Alcohol. All rights reserved

Alcohol Consumption in The Netherlands in the Last Decade: Sharp Decreases in Binge Drinking, Especially among Youngsters

H.F.L. Garretsen1, G. Rodenburg2, L.A.M. van de Goor1 and R.J.J.M. van den Eijnden2

1 Tranzo, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
2 Addiction Research Institute, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

* Corresponding author: Tranzo, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Tilburg University, P.O. Box 90153, 5000 LE Tilburg, The Netherlands. E-mail: h.garretsen{at}uvt.nl

Received 14 September 2007; first review notified 15 November 2007; in revised form 9 April 2008; accepted 10 April 2008


  Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the development of alcohol consumption and ‘binge drinking’ in The Netherlands over the period 1997–2005. Methods: Data from three national population surveys commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Health were compared. Results: Decreases in binge drinking have appeared, especially for youngsters, which are not explained by changes in the composition of the population according to religious orientation, and for which no other explanation can be given at present. Conclusion: Trends in binge drinking in The Netherlands can vary over relatively short spaces of time.


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