The paper is first of all an up-to-date of the Central Policy Review Staff report on Alcohol Policies which reviewed the components of an integrated alcohol policy strategy (CPRS, 1979). That report identified sixteen Government departments with some interest in the production, distribution or...

This is a follow-up paper arising from a World Health Organisation meeting which was held in Disley (near Manchester) in England in September 1984. The original paper for that conference (Maynard (1984)) was revised as a result of comments perceived at the Disley meeting and circulated to...

Pre-budget months of recent years have seen the opposing factions of industrial and public health lobbies jostling for influence over the Chancellor's alcohol and tobacco tax policy. Industry petitions for lower tax rates, citing factory closures and redundancy figures as evidence of the...

More than 90% of the UK workforce drink alcohol and as many as 30% of male employees and 23% of female employees could be consuming quantities above ‘safe limits’. Survey results also indicate that the vast majority of dependent drinkers are in employment, Current evidence suggests that...

There has been a considerable adebate about the need for Government action in relation to the consumption of alcohol and tobacco. The policies discussed include tax changes, advertising controls, health education and regulation of outlets. In order to develop effective policies, an understanding...