新西兰研究：无酒精饮料难以完全替代酒精的社交功能

新西兰研究人员对52名15-16岁的中学生进行了创意艺术研究，探讨年轻人对无酒精饮料的看法1。研究发现，无酒精饮料在帮助青少年融入社交活动和表达责任感方面具有一定作用，但无法提供酒精饮料所带来的情感支撑，特别是在缓解社交焦虑方面存在明显不足1。

酒精对青少年健康构成严重威胁。全球范围内，酒精危害每年导致约260万人死亡，与200多种疾病相关1。在新西兰，酒精危害的年度经济成本超过90亿新西兰元1。当地约半数青少年有饮酒行为，其中6.3%的饮酒水平已达到危险程度1。研究人员建议通过健康宣传、广告管制和教育改变饮酒的象征意义，以减少年轻人的酒精危害1。

Researchers in New Zealand have conducted a study examining how teenagers perceive non-alcoholic beverages as alternatives to traditional alcohol. The qualitative arts-based research involved 52 Year 11 students, aged 15–16, from three secondary schools 1. The findings reveal that while zero-alcohol drinks can facilitate social inclusion and allow young people to demonstrate responsibility, they fail to provide the emotional support that alcoholic beverages offer, particularly in alleviating social anxiety in social settings 1.

The research underscores the scope of alcohol-related harm globally and locally. Harmful alcohol use causes approximately 2.6 million deaths annually worldwide and is associated with over 200 diseases 1. In New Zealand specifically, the economic cost of alcohol-related harm exceeds NZ$90 billion per year 1. Among New Zealand adolescents, roughly half engage in alcohol consumption, with 6.3 percent drinking at dangerous levels 1.

To reduce alcohol harm among young people, researchers recommend comprehensive approaches including health promotion, advertising regulation, and education aimed at changing the cultural symbolism surrounding alcohol consumption 1.