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| 說明 | 1 online resource (ix, 124 pages) : illustrations, digital ; 24 cm |
| 文字 | text |
| 無媒介 | computer |
| 成冊 | online resource |
| 說明 | text file PDF |
| 附註 | Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Consumption of Alcohol World-Wide -- Chapter 3. The Stages of Alcohol Abuse: From Initiation to Alcohol Dependence -- Chapter 4. The Consequences of Alcohol Abuse -- Chapter 5. The Prevention and Treatment of Alcohol Abuse -- Chapter 6. Legal Remedies to Reduce the Abuse of Alcohol -- Chapter 7. The Market and the Social and Private Costs of Alcohol Abuse -- Chapter 8. Economic Remedies to Reduce Alcohol Abuse -- Chapter 9. The Politics of Corporate and Social Responsibilities -- Chapter 10. Conclusion |
| This title discusses the phenomenon of alcohol abuse as a behavioural disease and the associated costs. The author details alcohol's status as a psychoactive drug; he notes, however, that in contrast to other psychoactive drugs, alcohol has been widely culturally accepted in Western countries and legally available, except in isolated incidents for a short period of time. Joshua considers which policies are being correctly utilised so as to reduce the abuse of alcohol, and how these policies may operate on a supply and demand model. Whereas programs of prevention and treatment operate on the demand side of alcohol abuse, legislation is directed at the supply side of alcohol; that is, dealing with marketing - product, promotion, point of sales and price. This is the second title in a four volume series 'The Economics of Addictive Behaviours', consisting of three additional volumes on alcohol abuse, illicit drug abuse and overeating |
| 主題 | Alcoholism -- Economic aspects |
| Alcoholism -- Social aspects |
| Medical economics |
| Economics |
| Health Economics |
| Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice |
| Social Policy |
| Health Psychology |
| Health Promotion and Disease Prevention |
| Political Economy |
| 其他題名 | Private and social costs of the abuse of alcohol and their remedies |
| ISBN/ISSN | 9783319544250 (electronic bk.) |
| 9783319544243 (paper) |
| 10.1007/978-3-319-54425-0 |
