discrete choice experiment provides a novel investigation of the acceptability of different interventions to reduce alcohol … consumption and the effect of information on expected effectiveness, using a UK general population sample of 1202 adults. Policy … options included high, medium and low intensity versions of: Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) for alcohol; reducing numbers of …

Alcohol industry is a massive and growing US$150 billion global business—have not yet received adequate prominence in … medical journals. Indeed, attention to and scientific research on the alcohol industry have not kept pace with the industryâ …

adopt new negative health behaviors, specifically cigarette smoking, harmful and hazardous alcohol consumption, or marijuana … consumption. We find that, net of controls and the other two recessionary hardships, unemployment experience was associated with …

constructing contemporary public attitudes towards alcohol. This paper draws on existing sociology and social history to highlight … interpretive explanation for this pattern is provided. Legal evidence, showing the growth of alcohol regulation and the partial … empirical support for this argument. Attitudes to alcohol exhibited during this episode were found to bear qualitative …

The cultural linkages between the drinking of alcohol and the assertion of masculinity have been well explored. In … particular, drinking alcohol is still assumed to be a site where masculinity can be tested and proved. However, equally, drinking … lager lout and the bearded ale snob represent two alternative discourse of how alcohol undermines the bounded male body …

Research indicates that the number of women using drugs, including alcohol, is increasing nationally, particularly … among women of childbearing age. Nevertheless it is still largely men who contact drug or alcohol agencies for help, while … successful was relying on drug and alcohol workers as gate-keepers to assist in locating and recruiting volunteers for interview …

addictive goods such as pan and alcohol respond to changes in prices. [IGIDR WP 2005-003]. …

indicated that, consistent with previous research, moderate alcohol consumption (two drinks or fewer per day on average) was … related with lower mortality compared with both total abstention from alcohol and heavy consumption (more than two drinks per …The purpose of this study was to examine whether belonging to a religious group that proscribes alcohol use moderated …

that raises the price of the cheapest alcohol to reduce alcohol consumption and related harms. There is a growing …On May 24th 2012, Scotland passed the Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) Bill. Minimum unit pricing (MUP) is an intervention … databases. Advocates' and critics' constructions of the alcohol problem and MUP were examined. Advocates depicted the problem as …