Research agendas for alcohol policymaking in the wider world
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Issued Date
2022-01-01
Resource Type
eISSN
19257066
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85166667328
Journal Title
International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research
Volume
10
Issue
1
Start Page
34
End Page
44
Rights Holder(s)
SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research Vol.10 No.1 (2022) , 34-44
Suggested Citation
Room R., Miller M., Waleewong O., Assanangkornchai S., Beccaria F., Benegal V., Borges G., Gmel G., Graham K., Hao W., Mäkelä P., Morojele N., Hanh H.T.M., Obot I., O’brien P., Pinsky I., Sornpaisarn B., Stockwell T., Laslett A.M. Research agendas for alcohol policymaking in the wider world. International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research Vol.10 No.1 (2022) , 34-44. 44. doi:10.7895/ijadr.353 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/91437
Title
Research agendas for alcohol policymaking in the wider world
Author's Affiliation
Melbourne Law School
George Institute for Global Health
Terveyden ja Hyvinvoinnin Laitos
Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research
Stockholms universitet
Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University
International Health Policy Program, Thailand
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
The National Drug Research Institute
Central South University
University of Toronto
National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas da Santa Casa de Sao Paulo
Mahidol University
La Trobe University
Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramon de la Fuente
University of Johannesburg
Rutgers University
Eclectica
Centre for Research and Information on Substance Abuse
Health Strategy and Policy Institute
George Institute for Global Health
Terveyden ja Hyvinvoinnin Laitos
Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research
Stockholms universitet
Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University
International Health Policy Program, Thailand
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
The National Drug Research Institute
Central South University
University of Toronto
National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas da Santa Casa de Sao Paulo
Mahidol University
La Trobe University
Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramon de la Fuente
University of Johannesburg
Rutgers University
Eclectica
Centre for Research and Information on Substance Abuse
Health Strategy and Policy Institute
Other Contributor(s)
Abstract
From comparisons of World Health Organization statistics, it is clear that people in lower-and middle-income countries (LMICs) experience more harms per litre of alcohol and different types of harms compared to those from higher-income countries (HICs). Yet studies in HICs dominate research on policies to prevent alcohol problems. The paper begins a dialogue on priorities for research in the wider world, particularly in LMICs. It reports on results of collaborative work among a group of academics to map priority areas for research relevant to LMIC. Research focus areas were identified and discussed among potential co-authors from diverse fields with relevant knowledge, with agreement reached on an initial list of seven research priority areas. Areas identified include: (1) the effects of choices (e.g., national vs. local, monopoly vs. licensing system) in organising the alcohol market; (2) involvement/separation of alcohol industry interests in decisions on public health regulation; (3) options and effectiveness of global agreements on alcohol governance; (4) choices and experience in controlling unrecorded alcohol; (5) means of decreasing harm from men’s drinking to family members; (6) strategies for reducing the effects of poverty on drinking’s role in harms; and (7) measuring and addressing key alcohol-induced LMIC health harms: infectious diseases, injuries, and digestive diseases. Potential paths ahead for such research are briefly outlined and engagement in agenda setting from a wider group of stakeholders is sought.