Internet alcohol sales to minors

Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
Rebecca S Williams, Kurt M Ribisl

Abstract

OBJECTIVES To determine whether minors can successfully purchase alcohol online and to examine age verification procedures at the points of order and delivery. DESIGN A cross-sectional study evaluated underage alcohol purchase attempts from 100 popular Internet vendors. SETTING The study was conducted at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, July 14-27, 2011. PARTICIPANTS Eight 18- to 20-year-old individuals participated. OUTCOME MEASURES Rates of successful sales to minors and use of age verification procedures at order and delivery were determined. RESULTS Of the 100 orders placed by the underage buyers, 45% were successfully received; 28% were rejected as the result of age verification. Most vendors (59%) used weak, if any, age verification at the point of order, and, of 45 successful orders, 23 (51%) used none. Age verification at delivery was inconsistently conducted and, when attempted, failed about half of the time. CONCLUSIONS Age verification procedures used by Internet alcohol vendors do not adequately prevent online sales to minors. Shipping companies should work with their staff to improve administration of age verification at delivery, and vendors should use rigorous age verification at order and deliver...Continue Reading

Citations

Oct 26, 2013·Nicotine & Tobacco Research : Official Journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco·Rebecca S Williams, Kurt M Ribisl
Oct 8, 2014·Pediatric Annals·Parissa K SalimianElissa R Weitzman
Apr 17, 2013·Addiction·Rebecca S Williams
Nov 14, 2013·Addiction·Rebecca S Williams, Allison Schmidt
Jul 22, 2014·The Journal of School Health·Sherry Everett Jones, Ralph S Caraballo
Aug 19, 2016·Prevention Science : the Official Journal of the Society for Prevention Research·Tatiana BierutPatricia A Cavazos-Rehg
Jul 8, 2015·Journal of Health Psychology·Jordy F GosseltJoris Van Hoof
Jan 10, 2020·Drug and Alcohol Review·Stephanie ColbertRobyn Richmond
Mar 21, 2016·Nicotine & Tobacco Research : Official Journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco·Dmitriy NikitinRebecca S Williams
Oct 25, 2020·Alcohol and Alcoholism : International Journal of the Medical Council on Alcoholism·Adam E BarryAlex M Russell

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