THE NEED FOR VALUES: SCIENCE AND ART IN ALCOHOL HARM REDUCTION.

The article comments on the assessment made by a researcher on the role of education and the relevance of the values inculcated in the society in the reduction of harm caused by alcoholism. The author said that the emphasis of the researcher on education resonates with the notion of philosopher John Dewey that education is the leading mechanism for social change. The author recognized the values enumerated by the researcher as vital in the policy implementation for the reduction of harms.