Alcohol Policies in U.S. and International Context

Countries and regions within countries vary in drinking patterns, demographics, economic development, disease-burden and cultural conditions. These variations support the tailoring of alcohol policies to address the particular circumstances faced by each country and region. However, there is evidence that specific regulations, such as higher tax rates, restrictions on alcohol availability, including hours, days and locations of sales and minimum legal drinking age, are effective policy interventions regardless of jurisdiction.

The Alcohol Policy Environment, Enforcement and Consumption in the United States

Learn More

Alcohol Policies and Alcohol-Involved Homicide Victimization in the United States

Learn More

Evidence for the Effectiveness of Minimum Pricing of Alcohol: A Systematic Review and Assessment Using the Bradford Hill Criteria for Causality

Learn More

Alcohol Policies and Alcohol-Related Motor Vehicle Crash Fatalities Among Young People in the US

Learn More
  1. Alcohol Policies in Us States, 1999–2018
    Blanchette, JG, Lira, MC, Heeren, TC and Naimi, TS. Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs. 81(1), 58-67.
    Date: 2020
  2. Alcohol Policies and Motor Vehicle Crash Deaths Involving Blood Alcohol Concentrations Below 0.08%
    Lira, MC, Sarda, V, Heeren, TC, Miller, M and Naimi, TS. American journal of preventive medicine. 58(5), 622-629.
    Date: 2020
  3. Alcohol Policy and Public Health—Contributing to the Global Debate on Accelerating Action on Alcohol
    Parry, CD and Fitzgerald, N. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute. .
    Date: 2020
  4. Alcohol Control Policy and Changes in Alcohol‐Related Traffic Harm
    Rehm, J, Manthey, J, Lange, S, Badaras, R, Zurlyte, I, Passmore, J, Breda, J, Ferreira‐Borges, C and Štelemėkas, M. Addiction. 115(4), 655-665.
    Date: 2020
  5. The Monopoly Option: Obsolescent or a “Best Buy” in Alcohol and Other Drug Control?
    Room, R. The Social History of Alcohol and Drugs. 34(2), 215-232.
    Date: 2020
  6. How Did a Lower Drink‐Drive Limit Affect Bar Trade and Drinking Practices? A Qualitative Study of How Alcohol Retailers Experienced a Change in Policy
    Sumpter, C, Mohan, A, McKell, J, Lewsey, J, Emslie, C and Fitzgerald, N. Drug and alcohol review. 39(2), 170-179.
    Date: 2020
  7. Association between State‐Level Alcohol Availability and Taxation Policies on the Prevalence of Alcohol‐Related Harms to Persons Other Than the Drinker in the USA, 2000–2015
    Trangenstein, PJ, Subbaraman, MS, Greenfield, TK, Mulia, N, Kerr, WC and Karriker‐Jaffe, KJ. Drug and alcohol review. 39(3), 255-266.
    Date: 2020
  8. The Composition and Magnitude of Alcohol Taxes in States: Do They Cover Alcohol-Related Costs?
    Blanchette, JG, Chaloupka, FJ and Naimi, TS. Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs. 80(4), 408-414.
    Date: 2019
  9. Approaches for Reducing Alcohol-Impaired Driving: Evidence-Based Legislation, Law Enforcement Strategies, Sanctions, and Alcohol-Control Policies
    Fell, J. Forensic Sci Rev. 31(2), 161-184.
    Date: 2019
  10. Light and Heavy Drinking in Jurisdictions with Different Alcohol Policy Environments
    Foster, S, Gmel, G and Mohler-Kuo, M. International Journal of Drug Policy. 65, 86-96.
    Date: 2019
  11. The Relationship between the Us State Alcohol Policy Environment and Individuals’ Experience of Secondhand Effects: Alcohol Harms Due to Others’ Drinking
    Greenfield, TK, Cook, WK, Karriker‐Jaffe, KJ, Patterson, D, Kerr, WC, Xuan, Z and Naimi, TS. Alcoholism: clinical and experimental research. 43(6), 1234-1243.
    Date: 2019
  12. An Evaluation of the Effects of Lowering Blood Alcohol Concentration Limits for Drivers on the Rates of Road Traffic Accidents and Alcohol Consumption: A Natural Experiment
    Haghpanahan, H, Lewsey, J, Mackay, DF, McIntosh, E, Pell, J, Jones, A, Fitzgerald, N and Robinson, M. The Lancet. 393(10169), 321-329.
    Date: 2019
  13. Ethical Acceptability of Reducing the Legal Blood Alcohol Concentration Limit to 0.05
    Morain, S and Largent, E. American journal of public health. 109(5), 709-713.
    Date: 2019
  14. Associations between Alcohol Policies and Adolescent Alcohol Use: A Pooled Analysis of Gshs and Espad Data
    Noel, JK. Alcohol and Alcoholism. 54(6), 639-646.
    Date: 2019
  15. Do Alcohol Control Policies Work? An Umbrella Review and Quality Assessment of Systematic Reviews of Alcohol Control Interventions (2006–2017)
    Siegfried, N and Parry, C. PLoS One. 14(4), e0214865.
    Date: 2019
  16. The Alcohol Environment Protocol: A New Tool for Alcohol Policy
    Casswell, S, Morojele, N, Williams, PP, Chaiyasong, S, Gordon, R, Gray‐Phillip, G, Viet Cuong, P, MacKintosh, AM, Halliday, S and Railton, R. Drug and alcohol review. 37, S18-S26.
    Date: 2018
  17. Alcohol Consumption in the United States: Past, Present, and Future Trends
    Fogarty, J and Voon, D. Journal of Wine Economics. 13(2), 121-143.
    Date: 2018
  18. Erosion of State Alcohol Excise Taxes in the United States
    Naimi, TS, Blanchette, JG, Xuan, Z and Chaloupka, FJ. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. 79(1), 43-48.
    Date: 2018
  19. Evidence for the Effectiveness of Minimum Pricing of Alcohol: A Systematic Review and Assessment Using the Bradford Hill Criteria for Causality
    Boniface, S, Scannell, JW and Marlow, S. BMJ Open. 7(5), e013497.
    Date: 2017
  20. A Rapid Evidence Review of the Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Alcohol Control Policies: An English Perspective
    Burton, R, Henn, C, Lavoie, D, O'Connor, R, Perkins, C, Sweeney, K, Greaves, F, Ferguson, B, Beynon, C and Belloni, A. The Lancet. 389(10078), 1558-1580.
    Date: 2017
Archives