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 …

Despite clear evidence of the major contribution alcohol makes to the global burden of
disease and to substantial economic costs, focus on alcohol control is inadequate …

In 1925, the economist John Maynard Keynes wrote that he saw 'only two planks of the
historic Liberal platform [as] still seaworthy–the Drink Question and Free Trade'. 1 This …

BACKGROUND: Recent debates on 'binge drinking'in the UK have represented the activities
of young drinkers in urban areas as a particular source of concern, as constituting a threat to …

Background Rates of mortality due to cirrhosis of the liver are an important indicator of
population levels of alcohol harm. Total recorded alcohol consumption in Britain doubled …

We explored the emerging relationships among the alcohol industry, academic medicine,
and the public health community in the context of public health theory dealing with corporate …

This book provides a definitive review of knowledge about bar room environments and their
regulation, and provides directions for the prevention of aggression, violence and injury in …

The night-time economy represents a particular challenge for planners and town centre
managers. In the context of liberalised licensing and a growing culture around the'24-hour …

In Britain today, if you are in the business of fighting crime, then you have to be in the
business of dealing with alcohol.'Binge drinking'culture is intrinsic to urban leisure and has …

The contemporary night‐time economy has transformed British town centres into liminal
spaces where transgression does not subvert normative space, but establishes public …