Alcohol policies and programmes which reduced alcohol-related harm

Purpose of review This review is a critical reflection on the effectiveness of evidence-based alcohol policies and their implementation, based on studies and observations that have arisen in recent years. Recent findings This article covers themes in recent literature of: the relationship between alcohol consumption and harm, the variability of country contextual factors and the interactions of both country contexts and alcohol policies on changes in alcohol consumption and harm. Summary These recent observations imply that alcoholic beverage policies and programmes should focus on contextual determinants in each country and community, and address targeted problems (like problem drinking) and harm (such as liver cirrhosis, cancer and road accidents), rather than consumption per se.

• Publication year

  2018

• Venue

  Current Opinion in Psychiatry

• Publication date

  2018-07-01

• Fields of study

  Sociology, Medicine, Psychology

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1097/YCO.0000000000000431PMID 29746422
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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