Study design This was a national cross-sectional study using data sourced from the
Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI). The IDI is a large, population-level database containing …

Abstract Introduction On‐demand delivery (< 2 h from ordering) of alcohol is relatively new to
New Zealand. We aimed to quantify the number of services available and the number of …

Objectives: There is a well-established association between alcohol use, misuse,
intoxication and self-harm, the latter of which is associated with suicide. This study aimed to …

Importance While acute alcohol use (AAU) is known to increase the risk of suicide
significantly, the underlying mechanisms of this association are still understudied. Objective …

Background Acute use of alcohol is a proximal risk factor for suicidal behavior and suicide
attempts. Previous studies have established that alcohol consumption prior to suicide …

Method This study is a secondary analysis of an existing dataset extracted from the National
Coronial Information System (NCIS), which compiles cases from the Coronial Service of …

One of the most pressing issues in public health in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) is our rate of
suicide and self-harm, particularly among young people. 1, 2 The 2018 New Zealand …

Adolescent alcohol use has declined in many high-income countries, yet few studies have
measured the impact on alcohol harm. We investigated whether declines in alcohol use …

The following thesis has been written using a hybrid format that incorporates published
material conducted for the PhD. At the time of writing, all material has been published in …

It has been established that, from young ages, sexual minority individuals experience higher
rates of substance use and associated negative outcomes than their heterosexual peers …