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Each contribution presented in this monograph provides a distinct disciplinary perspective from the authors area of expertise - anthropology, clinical psychology, human rights law, gender, public health, and violence. An effort was made to retai[...]
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Education is a much-used tool in the prevention of alcohol problems. It exists in a variety of forms and contexts, and is aimed at a broad range of target audiences. While there are many formal applications of alcohol education, much of it is in[...]
Attempts to address youth drinking have focused on the various factors that may play a role in shaping patterns of consumption. These include the role of beverage alcohol marketing. At the heart of the debate is the impact of beverage alcohol m[...]
Alcohol policy has long been an arena of great activity, controversy and change, perhaps because it most accurately reflects the evolving social, cultural, political and public health perspectives of communities, cultures, countries, and governm[...]
Like many other commodities, beverage alcohol is subject to taxation. This issue of ICAP Reports explores the concept of an excise tax on beverage alcohol. The excise taxes are indirect taxes on the sale or use of specific products or transactio[...]
Much attention has been paid to the various determinants - biological and environmental - that influence drinking behavior, particularly among young people, and to their relative impact. These can fall into four groups: - genetic predispositio[...]
ICAP Reports, n°15 - April 2004 - Drinking patterns: from theory to practice
FRANÇAIS : La recherche a permis de mieux décrire la richesse et la diversité culturelle des comportements d'alcoolisation à travers le monde et de définir les relations qui existent entre les modes de consommation et leurs conséquences. Ces do[...]
FRANÇAIS : Les informations relatives aux boissons alcoolisées destinées aux consommateurs se divisent en deux catégories distinctes, mais indissociables l’une de l’autre, à savoir : les informations factuelles sur les boissons et les informati[...]
Drinks with lower alcohol content are produced in each of the major beverage alcohol categories (beer, wine, and spirits). The existence of such drinks points toward an interest on the part of the beverage alcohol producers to provide an expande[...]
Restrictions over the availability of beverage alcohol are among the traditional policy measures applied by governments in most countries. They include physical restrictions on availability, notably: - government monopolies that regulate the sa[...]
Ce document établit les principes généraux, concernant le rôle de l'alcool dans la société. Il s'adresse aux individus et traite des responsabilités sociales qu'il y a lorsqu'on consomme de l'alcool. Il reconnaît que l'alcool peut procurer du p[...]
This Report provides a summary description of the beverage alcohol industry, its nature and scope. It offers a basic overview of economic, trade, and development aspects, as well as how some of these relate to public health issues. It presents a[...]
FRANÇAIS : Le rapport ci-après examine les raisons qui conduisent les adolescents et les jeunes adultes à la consommation précoce de l’alcool. A travers des perspectives épidémiologiques, biomédicales et culturelles, il étudie les implications [...]
