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dc.contributor.authorStockwell, Tim
dc.contributor.authorSingle, E.
dc.contributor.authorHawks, D.
dc.contributor.authorRehm, J.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T10:53:36Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T10:53:36Z
dc.date.created2008-11-12T23:21:00Z
dc.date.issued1997
dc.identifier.citationStockwell, Tim and Single, Eric and Hawks, David and Rehm, Jurgen. 1997. Sharpening the focus of alcohol policy from aggregate consumption to harm and risk reduction.. Addiction Research 5 (1): 1-9.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6518
dc.description.abstract

An argument is presented for shifting the main focus of the alcohol policy debate away from aggregate level of consumption as the key determinant of alcohol problem in favour of a sharper focus on the reduction of harm and of high risk drinking. This argument developed by highlighting the advantages of the latter approach in relation to: (i) the ability to distinguish between low risk and harmful consumption of alcohol (ii) the ability to predict which drinkers are most likely to experience harmful consequences of drinking (iii) the acceptability of policy objectives to government and industry, and (iv) the acceptability of prevention strategies to the general public. It is suggested that this focused approach to the measurement and reduction of alcohol related harm is more likely to achieve tangible success in the policy arena than one which is overtly predicated upon the need to reduce total population consumption of alcohol.

dc.subjectalcohol - general population - harm reduction - harms - health - industry - international - literature review - patterns of use - political - prevention - theoretical
dc.titleSharpening the focus of alcohol policy from aggregate consumption to harm and risk reduction.
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume5
dcterms.source.number1
dcterms.source.startPage1
dcterms.source.endPage9
dcterms.source.titleAddiction Research
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Originally published in Addiction Research 1995 14 (3) pp. 291-304 Copyright Taylor and Francis

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A link at the Taylor and Francis web site available at http://www.tandf.co.uk

curtin.identifierEPR-154
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultyNational Drug Research Institute


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