From Science to Action? 100 Years Later - Alcohol Policies Revisited

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-ix

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • R. Müller

      Pages 1-3

3. International Perspective

   1. Alcohol Policy on the Agenda of the European Union

      • S. Ahlström, T. Karlsson, E. ÖSterberg

      Pages 5-14

   2. From “Alcohol, Society and the State” to “Broken Spirits” to...

      • P. Sulkunen

      Pages 15-28

   3. Alcohol Policy and the Public Good: As Simple As One, Two, Three

      • T.F. Babor, The Alcohol and Public Policy Group

      Pages 29-47

   4. Harm Reduction: The Drugification of Alcohol Polices and the Alcoholisation of Drug Policies

      • Tim Stockwell

      Pages 49-58

4. History

   1. From Temperence Movements to State Action: An Historical View of the Alcohol Question in Industrialised Countries

      • Irmgard Eisenbach-Stangl

      Pages 59-69

   2. Reducing Discursive Complexity: The Case of Alcohol Policies in Europe (1850–2000)

      • B. Lucas

      Pages 71-100

5. Action

   1. Community Action From an International Perspective

      • H. D. Holder

      Pages 101-112

   2. Does Price Matter? The Effect of Decreased Price on Spirits Consumption in Switzerland

      • M. Kuo, J. -L. Heeb, G. Gmel, J. Rehm

      Pages 113-123

   3. Policies and Politics in France

      • M. Craplet

      Pages 125-130

   4. Drunkenness and Preference for Spirits in Different Countries

      • H. Schmid

      Pages 131-140

   5. Towards Evidence-Based Policy

      • H. Garretsen, I. Van De Goor

      Pages 141-151

6. Ethics and Politics of Policies

   1. What If We Found The Magic Bullet?

      • Robin Room

      Pages 153-162

   2. Science, Public Policy and the Alcohol Industry

      • Norman Giesbrecht

      Pages 163-183

7. 100 Years Swiss Alcohol Policy

   1. Swiss Alcohol Policy — “Model” or “Sonderfall”?

      • R. Müller

      Pages 185-192

Alcohol has been central to social, religious and personal use throughout the history. Alcohol drinking goes back almost as far as the human race does. A hundred years, therefore, may be seen as only a flash. The past century, however, has witnessed a fundamental change in dealing with alcohol problems. Hence, to give an overview of a hundred years of alcohol polices is a rather ambitious task and the contributions to this book shed only some light on the way in which alcohol policy issues have changed in this period.
This authoritative volume is relevant to both scientists and policy makers providing a state of the art in alcohol policy from different perspectives, covering both science/research/treatment and prevention practice and linking these areas.

• European Union (EU)
• Nation
• Policy
• police
• politics

From the reviews:

"The papers emanate from a meeting to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Swiss Institute for the Prevention of Alcohol and Other Drug Problems. The book includes a small ‘smargardsbord’ of 15 high-quality papers by well-known scientists covering various aspects of alcohol policy … . there is something of interest for scientists, practitioners and politicians … . Among the topics included are well-balanced, knowledgeable reports on alcohol policy and the public good … ." (Anders Romelsjö, Addiction, Vol. 101, 2006)

• Swiss Institute for the Prevention of Alcohol and Other Drug Problems, Lausanne, Switzerland

  Richard Müller

• School of Social Work, University of Applied Sciences, Bern, Switzerland

  Harald Klingemann

Policies and ethics