Citation

Hawks D. Addiction 1993; 88(Suppl): 19S-26S.

Affiliation

National Centre for Research into the Prevention of Drug Abuse, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8453340

Abstract

The formulation of a health policy in relation to alcohol is described by the Chairman of the Committee responsible for its drafting in the context of Australia's pursuance of a National Campaign Against Drug Abuse. The fate of particular proposals included in the draft document, but excluded from the final endorsed policy, is discussed in relation to the activities of the alcohol industry and, in particular, the intervention of the Minister for Health in South Australia, Australia's premium wine growing region. Inferences are drawn about the negotiation of public health policy in this area, the role of research and the need to demonstrate widespread public support for the recommendations of such research.

Language: en