Balance Consumer Interests and Health and Safety Considerations
Identifying and applying best policy practices helps balance competing interests of industry, public health, government and consumers; however, determining the optimal set of policies for a specific jurisdiction is complicated. Governments must assess the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of policies to minimize, and potentially through taxation, mitigate the cost of alcohol-related social and health harms while also ensuring low-risk drinkers have fair and equitable access to alcohol.
- State Pre-Emption, Local Control, and Alcohol Retail Outlet Density RegulationMosher JF, Treffers RD. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 44(4), 399-405.Date: 2013 (archived)
- Effectiveness and Cost- Effectiveness of Policies and Programs to Reduce the Harm Caused by AlcoholAnderson P, Chisholm D, Fuhr DC. The Lancet. 373(9682), 2234-2246.Date: 2009 (archived)
- Global Burden of Disease and Injury and Economic Cost Attributable to Alcohol Use and Alcohol-Use DisordersRehm J, Mathers C, Popova S, Thavorncharoensap M, Teerawattananon Y, Patra J. The Lancet. 373(9682), 2223-2233.Date: 2009 (archived)
- Policy Implications of the Widespread Practice of ‘Pre-Drinking’ or ‘Pre-Gaming’ Before Going to Public Drinking Establishments: Are Current Prevention Strategies Backfiring?Wells S, Graham K, Purcell J. Addiction. 104(1), 4-9.Date: 2009 (archived)
- Avoidable Cost of Alcohol Abuse in Canada 2002: HighlightsRehm J, Gnam WH, Popova S, Patra J, Sarnocinska-Hart A. Ontario: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto. .Date: 2008 (archived)
- Comparative Analysis of Alcohol Control Policies in 30 CountriesBrand DA, Saisana M, Rynn LA, Pennoni F, Lowenfels AB. PLoS Medicine. 4(4), 0752-0759.Date: 2007 (archived)
- Paying the Tab: The Costs and Benefits of Alcohol ControlCook PJ. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. .Date: 2007 (archived)
- Reducing Alcohol-Related Damage in Populations: Rethinking the Roles of Education and Persuasion InterventionsGiesbrecht N. Addiction. 102(9), 1345-1349.Date: 2007 (archived)
- Alcohol, Gender, Culture and Harms in the Americas PAHO Multicentric Study Final ReportTaylor B, Rehm J, Aburto JTC, Bejarano J, Cayetano C, Kerr-Correa F, Ferrand MP, Gmel G, Graham K, Greenfield TK, Laranjeira R, Lima MC, Magri R, Monteiro M, Mora MEM, Munne M, Romero MP, Tucchi A, Wilsnack S. Washington: Pan American Health Organization. .Date: 2007 (archived)
- Alcohol Policies: Is there a Future for Public Health Considerations in a Commerce-Oriented Environment?Giesbrecht NA, Room R, Demers A, Lindquist E, Ogborne A, Bondy S, . Montreal, Quebec, Canada: McGill–Queen’s University Press. .Date: 2006 (archived)
- Patterns of Drinking and Mortality from Different Diseases – An OverviewRehm J, Greenfield TK, Kerr WC. Contemporary Drug Problems. 33(2), 205-235.Date: 2006 (archived)
- The State Sets the Rate: The Relationship Among State-Specific College Binge Drinking, State Binge Drinking Rates, and Selected State Alcohol Control PoliciesNelson TF, Naimi TS, Brewer RD, Wechsler H. The American Journal of Public Health. 95(3), 441-446.Date: 2005 (archived)
- Alcohol Consumption and Burden of Disease in the Americas – Implications for Alcohol PolicyRehm J, Monteiro M. Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica. 18(4/5), 241-248.Date: 2005 (archived)
- Recommendations for New Directions in the Prevention of Risky Substance Use and Related HarmsStockwell T Gruenewald P Toubourou J, Loxley W. Preventing Harmful Substance Use: The Evidence Base for Policy and Practice. Chichester. UK: Wiley.Date: 2005 (archived)
- A Study of the Alcohol Policy Development Process in the United States: Theory, Goals, and MethodsGreenfield TK, Giesbrecht NA, Kaskutas LA, Johnson S, Kavanagh L, Anglin L. Contemporary Drug Problems. 31(Winter), 591-626.Date: 2004 (archived)
- The Role of Research in the Development of United States Federal Alcohol Control PolicyJohnson S, Greenfield TK, Giesbrecht N, Kaskutas LA, Anglin L. Contemporary Drug Problems. 31(Winter), 737-758.Date: 2004 (archived)
- Testing New Models in Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish Alcohol PoliciesKarlsson T Tigerstedt C. Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. 21, 79-91.Date: 2004 (archived)
- Effective and Cost-Effective Measures to Reduce Alcohol Misuse in Scotland: An UpdateLudbrook A. Scottish Executive. Edinburgh, Scotland. [http: //www.Scotland.gov]. .Date: 2004 (archived)
- Alcohol UseRehm J, Room R, Monteiro M, Gmel G, Graham K, Rehn N, . World Health Organization, Comparative Quantification of Health Risks: Global and Regional Burden of Disease Attributable to Selected Major Risk Factors (Vol. 1, pp. 959-1108). Geneva, Switzerland. .Date: 2004 (archived)
- Association of Alcohol-Related Laws with Deaths Due to Motor Vehicle and Motorcycle Crashes in the United States, 1980-1997Villaveces A, Cummings P, Koepsell TD, Rivara FP, Lumley T, Moffat J. American Journal of Epidemiology. 157(2), 131-140.Date: 2003 (archived)