While overall alcohol consumption and alcohol-related automobile deaths have declined,
rates of alcohol dependence, liver cirrhosis, and alcohol-related problems remain high …

Inconsistency and confusion about the use of alcohol are the rule in the major institutions of
American society. Efforts to change the drinking behavior of individuals have failed because …

An exciting drama is unfolding in the public health field today. As previous reviews have
indicated (l0, 84), a new consensus is emerging regarding the prevention of alcohol-related …

Over the past decade, increasing emphasis has been given to the so-called control
perspective by professionals working in the alcohol field in Europe and North America. The …

Reducing the availability of alcohol through alcohol control policies such as excise taxes
and the minimum legal drinking age has been effective in reducing a wide range of alcohol …

Excessive alcohol consumption and the associated negative consequences are a major
public health concern in the United States and throughout the world. Historically, there have …

Despite yearly expenditures of up to $17 billion on the treatment of alcohol-ism, the
estimated economic costs of alcoholism and alcohol abuse amount to $150 billion per year …

Alcohol prevention research designs and tests interventions to prevent alcohol-related
problems, develops methods and instruments for measuring intervention outcomes, and …

Jan Skirrow is Chief Executive Officer and Edward Sawka is a sociologist employed as a
policy analyst with the Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission (10909 Jasper Ave …

Current data on efforts to prevent alcoholism indicate that we are better able to prevent some
of the consequences of alcohol misuse, such as alcohol-related car crashes and fetal …