Alcohol policies are often based on a combination of political expediency, commercial
interests, historical tradition, common sense, public health need, crisis intervention, and a …

Fundamental difficulties pervade attempts to prevent alcohol-related probн lems. These
include differing perceptions among those defining the problems, geographical and …

Prevention research, a relative newcomer to the alcohol research field, focuses on the
prevention of alcohol abuse and alcohol-related problems. Substantial research in this field …

Alcohol‐related problems are experienced most directly at the local level. There have been
significant strides in evaluating locally based alcohol policies and prevention strategies. This …

Aims. To study international and within country differences with regard to views by the
general public on alcohol policy topics, describe associations with socio‐demographic …

There was a time not many years ago when alcohol abuse and alcoholism were not
considered important problems. As a Nation, we turned our backs on what we now …

Since the last meeting of the WHO Expert Committee on Problems Related to Alcohol
Consumption WHO has undertaken a range of major initiatives to support Member States …

Provides practical information on the time, effort, and skills needed to carry out investigations
of alcohol problems. Emphasis is placed on the need for investigations that are practical …

Aim In order to potentially enhance the impact of most effective policies and interventions in
reducing the population level damage from alcohol, a new perspective with regard to …