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Subject(s)

• Alcoholism—Prevention [Browse]
• Alcoholism—Government policy [Browse]
• Alcoholic beverages—Government policy [Browse]

Author

• Babor, Thomas [Browse]

Series

Oxford medical publications. [More in this series]

Summary note

Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity - Research and Public Policy Second Edition 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 anobjective analytical basis on which to build relevant policies globally and informs policy-makers who have direct responsibi

Notes

Description based upon print version of record.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of description

Description based on print version record.

Language note

English

Contents

• Title Page; Copyright; Foreword; Authors' preface to the second edition; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1 Setting the policy agenda; Chapter 2 Alcohol: no ordinary commodity; Chapter 3 Alcohol consumption trends and patterns of drinking; Chapter 4 The global burden of alcohol consumption; Chapter 5 Global structure and strategies of the alcohol industry; Chapter 6 International context of alcohol policy; Chapter 7 Strategies and interventions to reduce alcohol-related harm; Chapter 8 Controlling affordability: pricing and taxation
• Chapter 9 Regulating the physical availability of alcoholChapter 10 Modifying the drinking context: licensed drinking environment and other contexts; Chapter 11 Drinking-driving prevention and countermeasures; Chapter 12 Restrictions on marketing; Chapter 13 Education and persuasion strategies; Chapter 14 Treatment and early intervention services; Chapter 15 The policy arena; Chapter 16 Alcohol policies: a consumer's guide; References; Glossary; Index

ISBN

• 0-19-100812-5
• 9786613352224
• 0-19-157564-X
• 1-283-35222-2

OCLC

855504939

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