Research Catalog

Title

Alcohol : no ordinary commodity : research and public policy / Thomas F. Babor ... [et al.].

Publication

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.

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Additional Authors

Babor, Thomas

Description

xv, 360 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

From a public health perspective, alcohol is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality, and impacts on many aspects of social life. This text describes advances in alcohol research with direct relevance to the development of effective policies at local, national and international level.

Subject

• Alcoholism
• Alcoholism > Government policy
• Alcoholism > Prevention
• Alcoholism > Treatment
• Alcoholic beverages > Government policy
• Alcohol Drinking > adverse effects
• Alcohol Drinking > legislation & jurisprudence
• Alcohol-Related Disorders > prevention & control
• Policy Making
• Public Policy

Note

• Previous ed.: 2003.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Setting the policy agenda -- Alcohol : no ordinary commodity -- Alcohol consumption trends and patterns of drinking -- The global burden of alcohol consumption -- Global structure and strategies of the alcohol industry -- International context of alcohol policy -- Strategies and interventions to reduce alcohol-related harm -- Controlling affordability : pricing and taxation -- Regulating the physical availability of alcohol -- Modifying the drinking context : licensed drinking environment and other contexts -- Drinking-driving prevention and countermeasures -- Restrictions on marketing -- Education and persuasion strategies -- Treatment and early intervention services -- The policy arena -- Alcohol policies : a consumer's guide.

ISBN

• 9780199551149 (pbk.)
• 0199551146 (pbk.)

OCLC

• 656362316
• SCSB-11491329

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library