Sharpening the focus of alcohol policy from aggregate consumption to harm and risk reduction.

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Sharpening the focus of alcohol policy from aggregate consumption to harm and risk reduction.

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...

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Main Authors:	Stockwell, Tim, Single, E., Hawks, D., Rehm, J.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	1997
Subjects:	alcohol - general population - harm reduction - harms - health - industry - international - literature review - patterns of use - political - prevention - theoretical
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6518

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