Tackling harmful alcohol use : economics and public health policy

Tackling harmful alcohol use economics and public health policy

Alcoholic beverages, and their harmful use, have been familiar fixtures in human societies since the beginning of recorded history. Worldwide, alcohol is a leading cause of ill health and premature mortality. It accounts for 1 in 17 deaths, and for a significant proportion of disabilities, especiall...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Autores Corporativos: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (-), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, issuing body (issuing body)
Otros Autores: Sassi, F., editor (editor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paris, [France] : OECD 2015.
Materias:
Alcohol > Health aspects.
Drinking of alcoholic beverages > Health aspects.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009706262506719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • How does minimum unit pricing for alcohol affect different types of drinkers?
  • Executive summary
  • Acronyms and abbreviations
  • Foreword
  • Alcohol advertising and heavy drinking
  • Alcohol, the individual and society: A call for coherent alcohol policies
  • Social disparities in alcohol drinking
  • Trends in alcohol consumption in OECD countries
  • Supplementary figures and tables
  • Alcohol: The public health side of a social phenomenon
  • Authors' and contributors' biographies
  • A business case for reducing alcohol-related harm in the workplace
  • Health and economic impacts of key alcohol policy options
  • Tackling alcohol-related harms: What policy approaches?
  • The impact of alcohol consumption on global health
  • Benefits of population-wide approaches to prevention: The case of minimum alcohol prices.

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