Alcohol: No ordinary commodity research and public policy
Issued Date
2023-01-19
Resource Type
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85179018718
Journal Title
Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity Research and public policy
Start Page
1
End Page
357
Rights Holder(s)
SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity Research and public policy (2023) , 1-357
Suggested Citation
Babor T.F., Casswell S., Graham K., Huckle T., Livingston M., Österberg E., Rehm J., Room R., Rossow I., Sornpaisarn B. Alcohol: No ordinary commodity research and public policy. Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity Research and public policy (2023) , 1-357. 357. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199551149.001.0001 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/91478
Title
Alcohol: No ordinary commodity research and public policy
Author's Affiliation
Massey University Auckland
Terveyden ja Hyvinvoinnin Laitos
Stockholms universitet
The National Drug Research Institute
Technische Universität Dresden
University of Toronto
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Mahidol University
Karolinska Institutet
Folkehelseinstituttet
Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
La Trobe University
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
UConn School of Medicine
Terveyden ja Hyvinvoinnin Laitos
Stockholms universitet
The National Drug Research Institute
Technische Universität Dresden
University of Toronto
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Mahidol University
Karolinska Institutet
Folkehelseinstituttet
Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
La Trobe University
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
UConn School of Medicine
Other Contributor(s)
Abstract
Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity is a collaborative effort by an international group of addiction scientists to improve the linkages between addiction science and alcohol policy. It presents, in a comprehensive, practical, and readily accessible form, the accumulated scientific knowledge on alcohol research that has a direct relevance to the development of alcohol policy on local, national, and international levels. It provides an objective basis on which to build relevant policies globally and informs policy makers who have direct responsibility for public health and social welfare. By locating alcohol policy primarily within the realm of public health, this book draws attention to the growing tendency for governments, both national and local, to consider alcohol misuse as a major determinant of ill health, and to organize societal responses accordingly. The scope of the book is comprehensive and global. The authors describe the conceptual basis for a rational alcohol policy and present new epidemiological data on the global dimensions of alcohol misuse. The core of the book is a critical review of the cumulative scientific evidence in seven general areas of alcohol policy: pricing and taxation, regulating the physical availability of alcohol, modifying the environment in which drinking occurs, drinking-driving countermeasures, marketing restrictions, primary prevention programs in schools and other settings, and treatment and early intervention services. The final chapters discuss the current state of alcohol policy in different parts of the world and describe the need for a new approach to alcohol policy that is evidence-based, global, and coordinated. A valuable resource for those involved in addiction science and drug policy, as well as those in the wider fields of public health, health policy, epidemiology, and practising clinicians.