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1 online resource (477 pages) |
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Alcohol and Public Policy: Beyond the Shadow of Prohibition; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Report of the Panel; Introduction; 1 Simplifying Conceptions of Alcohol Problems and Policies ; GOVERNING IDEAS; MINORITY CONCEPTIONS; CONCLUSION; 2 The Nature of Alcohol Problems ; EFFECTS OF DRINKING; UNDERLYING PATTERNS OF DRINKING PRACTICES; Definition of Drinking Practices; Consumption: Quantity and Frequency; Quantity Consumed; Frequency of Drunkenness; Historical and Cross-Cultural Comparisons; Aggregate Patterns of Drinking Contexts; Stability of Individual Drinking Practices |
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Causes of Drinking PracticesTHE PROBLEM OF ATTRIBUTING EFFECTS; CONCLUSION: AVENUES FOR AFFECTING ALCOHOL PROBLEMS; 3 Perspectives on Current Alcohol Policies ; CURRENT ALCOHOL POLICIES AND INSTITUTIONS; THE PRIMA FACIE CASE FOR PREVENTION; THE DEFINITION OF PREVENTION POLICIES; OBJECTIONS TO PREVENTION POLICIES; CATEGORIES OF PREVENTION POLICIES; SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION.; 4 Regulating the Supply of Alcoholic Beverages ; THE LESSONS OF PROHIBITION; CURRENT INSTITUTIONS AND POLICIES; THE SINGLE DISTRIBUTION THEORY; TAXATION AND PRICES; CONTROLLING OFF-PREMISE RETAIL SALES |
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CONTROLLING ON-PREMISE SALESMINIMUM AGE RESTRICTIONS; CONCLUSION; 5 Shaping Drinking Practices Directly ; CONCEPTS OF SAFER AND MORE APPROPRIATE DRINKING; DRINKING PRACTICES AND THE LAW; Drunken Driving and the Law; Public Drunkenness; EDUCATION, INFORMATION, AND TRAINING PROGRAMS; School Education Programs; Mass Media Information Campaigns; Community-Based Health Information and Training; Conclusions About Education, Information, and Training Programs; SETTING A GOOD EXAMPLE: A NOTE ON SYMBOLIC EFFECTS OF GOVERNMENT ACTIONS; CONCLUSION; 6 Reducing Environmental Risk |
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DAMAGE IN THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTPhysical Safety Measures; Social Safety Measures; DAMAGE IN THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; Victimization; Public Drunkenness and the Urban Environment; Deemphasizing Hostility; CONCLUSION; Summary; References; Commissioned Papers; TEMPERANCE AND PROHIBITION IN AMERICA: A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW; Introduction; The Colonial Period; The Decline of Authority; Mobilizing for the Crusade; "Narrow" Versus "Broad-Gauge"; Prohibition; Epilogue; References; ALCOHOL USE AND CONSEQUENCES; Introduction; Alcohol Use: Intoxication, Drinking Patterns, and Total Consumption |
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Methods of MeasurementUses of Per-Capita Consumption; Disaggregated Consumption Statistics; Drinking Patterns in Survey Data; Use and Consequences: The Problem of Attribution; Mortality; Economic Costs; Behavior; Socially Important Effects of Alcohol Use; Physiological Effects; Personality; Physical Environment; Interpersonal Effects; Institutional Effects; Conclusion; References; THE PARADOX OF ALCOHOL POLICY: THE CASE OF THE 1969 ALCOHOL ACT IN FINLAND; Introduction; The Finnish Alcohol Policy Debate; The Finnish Drinking Style; The First Test for the Debate |
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The 1969 Alcohol Act: the Second Test |
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English |
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Print version record |
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Alcoholism -- Government policy -- United States
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Alcoholism.
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Diseases.
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Mental illness.
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Alcoholism
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Alcohol-Related Disorders
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Substance-Related Disorders
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Disease
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Mental Disorders
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Psychiatry and Psychology
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alcoholism.
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mental disorders.
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Mental illness
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Diseases
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Alcoholism
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Alcoholism -- Government policy
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United States
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Electronic book
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Behavior, Committee on Substance Abuse and Habitual
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| ISBN |
9780309557481 |
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0309557488 |
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0309031494 |
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9780309031493 |
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