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British Medical Bulletin 50:171-185 (1994)
© 1994 The British Council

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Prevention policies

P Anderson and G Lehto

Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco Unit, World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe Copenhagen, Denmark

Abstract

Alcohol is a special commodity because of its dependence producing properties and the extent and severity of problems associated with its use, many of which are preventable. The elements of a comprehensive preventive policy include: controls to raise the price of alcohol; controls on the availability of alcohol, particularly minimum age limits for the the purchase of alcohol and limits to the hours and days of sale of alcohol and numbers of outlets; controls on the use of alcohol, particularly restricting drinking and driving; product safety standards, particularly information on the alcohol content of beverages, controls on marketing, particularly restrictions on advertising and sponsorship and; education and information programmes, including those based at a community level to promote support for prevention policies and those based in schools and primary health care.


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