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Highly Commended in the Public Health Category, BMA Medical Book Awards 2011
Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity
Research and Public Policy
Second Edition
Thomas F. Babor
384 pages
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11 black and white line drawings and 1 black and white halftone
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234x156mm
978-0-19-955114-9
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Paperback
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25 February 2010
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- Documents the search for policies that protect health and prevent disability, and addresses the social problems associated with the misuse of beverage alcohol
- Describes the advances in alcohol research that have direct relevance to the development of effective alcohol policies at the local, national and international levels
- A companion volume to 'Drug Policy and the Public Good', also published by Oxford University Press
New to this edition - Many chapters have been revised and updated with new data
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 between addiction science and alcohol policy. It presents, in a comprehensive, practical, and readily accessible form, the accumulated scientific knowledge on alcohol research that has a direct relevance to the
development of alcohol policy on local, national, and international levels. It provides an objective analytical basis on which to build relevant policies globally and informs policy-makers who have direct responsibility for public health and social welfare. By locating alcohol policy primarily within the realm of public health, this book draws attention to the growing tendency for governments, both national and local, to consider alcohol misuse as a major determinant of ill health, and to organize societal responses accordingly.
The scope of the book is comprehensive and international. The authors describe the conceptual basis for a rational alcohol policy and present new epidemiological data on the global dimensions of alcohol misuse. The core of the book is a
critical review of the cumulative scientific evidence in seven general areas of alcohol policy: pricing and taxation, regulating the physical availability of alcohol, modifying the environment in which drinking occurs, drinking-driving countermeasures, marketing restrictions, primary prevention programs in schools and other settings, and treatment and early intervention services. The final chapters discuss the current state of alcohol policy in different parts of the world and describe the need for a new approach to alcohol policy that is evidence-based, realistic, and coordinated.
It will appeal to those involved in both addiction science and drug policy, as well as those in the wider fields of public health, health policy, epidemiology, and practising
clinicians.
A companion volume published by Oxford University Press, 'Drug Policy and the Public Good', is also available.Readership: Health policy specialists and researchers, service planners and providers, epidemiologists, social workers and clinicians with an interest in addiction and other alcohol-related problems (psychiatrists, clinical psychologists).
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Thomas F. Babor, Professor, Department of Community Medicine and Health Care, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Connecticut, USA Contributors:
Raul Caetano
Professor of Epidemiology and Regional Dean
Dallas Regional Campus
University of Texas School of Public Health
Texas, USA
and
Professor and Dean
School of Health Professions
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Texas, USA
Sally Casswell
Director of the Centre for Social Health Outcomes Research and Evaluation
Massey
University
New Zealand
Griffith Edwards
Emeritus Professor of Addiction Behaviour
King's College London
London, UK
Norman Giesbrecht
Senior Scientist
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Toronto, Canada
Kathryn Graham
Senior Scientist and Section Head
Social and Community Prevention Research
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Toronto, Canada
Joel Grube
Director and Senior Research Scientist
Prevention Research Center
PIRE, Berkeley, USA
Linda Hill
Senior Researcher
The
SHORE Center
Massey University, New Zealand
Harold Holder
Senior Research Scientist
Prevention Research Center (PRC)
Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
Berkeley, USA
Ross Homel
Director
Griffith Institute for Social and Behavioural Research
Queensland, Australia
Michael Livingston
Research Fellow
AER Centre for Alcohol Policy Research
Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre
Victoria, Australia
Esa Österberg
Senior Researcher
National Institute for Health and Welfare
Helsinki, Finland
Rehm Jürgen
Senior Scientist and Co-Head
Section Public Health and Regulatory Policies
Center for Addiction and Mental Health
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Robin Room
Professor
School of Population Health
University of Melbourne
Australia
Ingeborg Rossow
Research Director
Norwegian Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research
Norway
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""The book reads with ease. The chapters are focussed and the subject well-described. I liked the breakdown of the chapters in small parts, well and clearly titled. I his helps to maintain the atter~~tioinn a subject that can be rather dry A thorough and very helpful overview of the impact that globalisation is having on the struggle countries face In their efforts (or lack of them) to try to manage the effects of drinking alcohol in thelr population and the impact on the publlc health of their nations." \s BMA Med Book & Patinet Info Awards \s 2011" "A valuable critical overview and analysis of the international research evidence on the harms and responses to alcohol problems in developed and developing countries. If we lived in a perfect world
there would be a well-used, dog-eared, scribbled-on copy of the book on the desk on alcohol policy makers across the globe." "Like its predecessor, this excellent work is destined to prove an important influence on policy makers throughout the world. As one would expect with this pedigree, the book is meticulously referenced and it is peppered with case studies which highlight examples of preventive projects that have succeeded and might be adopted elsewhere. Whosoever is responsible for commissioning or advocating alcohol policy and services should read this book." - Scottish Health Action in Alcohol Problems
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1: Setting the policy agenda
2: Alcohol: no ordinary commodity
3: Alcohol consumption trends and patterns of drinking
4: The global burden of 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 environment and 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
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