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Alcohol and alcohol-related harm in China: policy changes needed.
- Source :
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Bulletin of the World Health Organization [Bull World Health Organ] 2013 Apr 01; Vol. 91 (4), pp. 270-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Jan 22. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- In China, alcohol consumption is increasing faster than anywhere else in the world. A steady increase in alcohol production has also been observed in the country, together with a rise in alcohol-related harm. Despite these trends, China's policies on the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages are weak compared with those of other countries in Asia. Weakest of all are its policies on taxation, drink driving laws, alcohol sale to minors and marketing licenses. The authors of this descriptive paper draw attention to the urgent need for public health professionals and government officials in China to prioritize population surveillance, research and interventions designed to reduce alcohol use disorders. They describe China's current alcohol policies and recent trends in alcohol-related harm and highlight the need for health officials to conduct a thorough policy review from a public health perspective, using as a model the World Health Organization's global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol.
- Subjects :
- Age Factors
Alcohol-Related Disorders prevention & control
Alcohol-Related Disorders therapy
Asia epidemiology
Automobile Driving legislation & jurisprudence
China epidemiology
Humans
Marketing statistics & numerical data
Social Marketing
Taxes legislation & jurisprudence
Alcohol-Related Disorders epidemiology
Health Policy
Public Health legislation & jurisprudence
Public Health statistics & numerical data
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1564-0604
- Volume :
- 91
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Bulletin of the World Health Organization
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 23599550
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2471/BLT.12.107318