Citation

Allamani A, Beccaria F, Einstein S. Alcohol Alcohol. 2017; 52(6): 706-714.

Affiliation

Silver School of Social Work, New York University, NY 10003-6654, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Oxford University Press)

DOI

10.1093/alcalc/agx048

PMID

29016702

Abstract

Providing one set of policy measures for all countries as if they were a single, homogeneous entity does not appear to be evidence-based, according to recent research on the effectiveness of alcoholic beverage control policies. Contextual and cultural determinants-social, economic, demographic, cultural and political-appear to be major factors of influencing change in drinking trends, drinking patterns and drinking-related harms. The variable interplay between contextual determinants and alcohol control policy measures implies diverse impacts on consumption and harm according to time, and to the different countries and groups of countries. In addition, epidemiology research manifests some limitations when applied to alcohol drinking and results are transferred from one culture to another. The conditions of individual cultures and countries should be considered when planning and evaluating alcohol control policies.

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