Alcohol: no ordinary commodity: research and public policy

From a public health perspective, alcohol is no ordinary consumer product. Ona global level, it is a major contributor to disease, disability, premature mortality, and impacts upon social life. This is a new edition of a hugely successful book that looks at research in this unique field, and also the public policy that derives from this research. INDICE: 1: Setting the policy agenda; 2: Alcohol: no ordinary commodity; 3: Alcohol consumption trends and patterns of drinking; 4: The global burdenof alcohol consumption; 5: The alcohol beverage industry: global structure and strategies; 6: International context of alcohol policy; 7: Strategies and interventions to reduce alcohol-related harm; 8: Controlling affordability: pricing and taxation; 9: Regulating the physical availability of alcohol; 10: Modifying the drinking context: reducing harm in the licensed drinking environmentand other contexts; 11: Drinking and driving prevention and countermeasures; 12: Restrictions on marketing; 13: Education and persuasion strategies; 14: Treatment and early intervention services; 15: The policymaking arena: Putting alcohol policies into effect; 16: Alcohol policies: a consumer's guide

• ISBN: 978-0-19-955114-9
• Editorial: Oxford University Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 360
• Fecha Publicación: 25/02/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés