The credibility of risk information about licit substances: An exploratory study of attitudes among Swedish adults

AIMS – Providing risk information on licit substances is a central health promotion strategy. There is, however, very little knowledge about public attitudes on this information. In this exploratory study we analyse the extent to which Swedish adults: 1) trust risk information regarding alcohol, cig...

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Main Authors: Ekendahl Mats, Karlsson Patrik
Format: Article
Language:Danish
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-09-01
Series:Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
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Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/nsad.2015.32.issue-4/nsad-2015-0039/nsad-2015-0039.xml?format=INT
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Summary:AIMS – Providing risk information on licit substances is a central health promotion strategy. There is, however, very little knowledge about public attitudes on this information. In this exploratory study we analyse the extent to which Swedish adults: 1) trust risk information regarding alcohol, cigarettes and wet snuff (“snus”) provided by public authorities, 2) perceive risk information regarding alcohol, cigarettes and snus as consistent, and 3) have received an adequate amount of risk information from public authorities regarding these substances. The aim is also to investigate if certain characteristics among participants are related to their perceptions of such risk information.
ISSN:1458-6126