Alcohol : science, policy and public health / edited by Peter Boyle [and six others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Boyle, P. (Peter), editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Alcoholism--Government policy.

Alcoholism.

Alcoholic beverages--Government policy.

Alcoholic beverages.

Drinking of alcoholic beverages--Health aspects.

Drinking of alcoholic beverages.

Drinking of alcoholic beverages--Social aspects.

Alcohol--Physiological effect.

Alcohol.

Alcoholism--Prevention.

Alcohol--Law and legislation.

Alcohol Drinking--adverse effects.

Alcohol Drinking--legislation & jurisprudence.

Alcohol-Related Disorders--prevention & control.

Alcohol-Related Disorders.

Alcoholic Beverages--adverse effects.

Public Policy.

Policy Making.

Alcohol Drinking.

Medical Subjects:

Alcohol Drinking--adverse effects.

Alcohol Drinking--legislation & jurisprudence.

Alcohol-Related Disorders--prevention & control.

Alcohol-Related Disorders.

Alcoholic Beverages--adverse effects.

Public Policy.

Policy Making.

Alcohol Drinking.

Alcoholism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 424 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Science, policy and public health

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Alcohol has always been an issue in public health but it is currently assuming increasing importance as a cause of disease and premature death worldwide. Alcohol: Science, Policy, and Public Health provides an interdisciplinary source of information that links together, the usually separate fields of, science, policy, and public health. This comprehensive volume highlights the importance of bringing scientific knowledge to bear in order to strengthen and develop alcohol public policy. The book looks at the historical evolution of alcohol consumption in society, key early studies of alcohol and disease, and the cultural and social aspects of alcohol consumption. It then goes on to cover the chemistry and biology of alcohol, patterns of consumption, gender and age-related issues, alcohol and injury, alcohol and cancer and non-malignant disease, and various current therapeutic aspects. The book concludes with a section on alcohol policy, looking at issues of poverty, the availability of alcohol and alcohol control measures. This major reference, written by international leaders in the fields of alcoholism and alcohol policy, provides a comprehensive study of one of the foremost health problems in the world, and represents the highest standards of research within the field. It will be valuable to physicians and health professionals involved with patients with alcohol-related problems, scientists, public health specialists, health policy specialists, researchers and legislators as well as students of public health.

Contents:

1. Historical evolution of alcohol consumption in society / David J. Hanson

2. Key studies of alcohol and disease / Jürgen Rehm and Kevin D. Shield

3. Cultural aspects: representations of alcohol in visual art / James Harris

4. Cultural aspects: illustrations of alcohol use in literature / Anya Taylor

5. Cultural aspects: alcohol use in film / July Cornes

6. Sociocultural aspects of alcohol consumption / Robin Room

7. Chemistry of alcoholic beverages / Laurence I. Peterson

8. Alcohol metabolism and genetic control / Philip J. Brooks and Samir Zakhari

9. Implications of the genetics of alcoholism and addictions for public policy / David Goldman

10. Pathophysiology of alcohol addiction / Wolfgang H. Sommer

11. Opioid pharmacogenetics of alcohol addiction / Wade Berrettini

12. Tools for estimating alcohol consumption / Gerhard Gmel, Kevin D. Shield, and Jürgen Rehm

13. A global overview of alcohol consumption patterns / Gerhard Gmel, Florian Labhart, Kevin D. Shield, Margaret Rylett, Dirk W. Lachenmeier, and Jürgen Rehm

14. Impact of extreme drinking on mortality / David Zaridze

15. Unrecorded alcohol consumption / Dirk W. Lachenmeier, Gerhard Gmel and Jürgen Rehm

16. Adolescent and teenage drinking / Ralph W. Hingson and Aaron M. White

17. Gender and alcohol: consumption and consequences / Richard W. Wilsnack and Sharon C. Wilsnack

18. Alcohol use in the elderly / Jennifer G. Plebani, David W. Oslin, and Adam B. Lipson

19. Alcohol consumption and injury / Scott Macdonald, Alissa Greer, Jeffrey R. Brubacher, Cheryl Cherpitel, Tim Stockwell and Corneilia Zeisser

20. Alcohol and road traffic injury

James C. Fell and Robert B. Voas

21. Alcohol and suicide / Alexander E. Crosby, Victoria Espitia-Hardeman, La Vonne Ortega, and Briana Lozano

22. Alcohol and intimate partner violence / Megan R. Gerber

23. Alcohol and crime / Stephen K. Talpins, Robyn Robertson, Erin Holmes and Matthew Dunagan

24. Alcohol and carcinogenesis: mechanisms and biomarkers / C.J. Peter Eriksson

25. Upper aerodigestive tumours: mouth, pharynx, larynx, and oesophagus / Mia Hashibe, Binh Y. Goldstein, Lin Cai, and Zuo-Feng Zhang

26. Gastrointestinal tumours / David Zaridze

27. Liver and pancreatic tumours / Patrick Maisonneuve

28. Alcohol consumption and breast cancer risk / Peter Boyle

29. Bladder and genitourinary tumours / Claudio Pelucchi and Carlotta Galeone

30. Cardiac disease / William H. Frishman

31. Vascular disease / Kenneth J. Mukamal

32. Benign diseases of the gastrointestinal tract / Julia B. Greer and Dhiraj Yadav

33. Liver disease / Michael H. Miller, Frank Sullivan, and John F. Dillon

34. Pancreatitis / Dhiraj Yadav

35. Diabetes / Dolly Baliunas

36. Neurological and mental disorders / Tarakad S. Ramachandran

37. Infectious disease / Andriy V. Samokhvalov, Paul A. Shuper, and Jürgen Rehm

38. Alcohol and pregnancy: fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and the fetal alcohol syndrome / Kenneth R. Warren and Margaret M. Murray

39. Screening of high-risk drinkers / Amy O'Donnell and Eileen Kaner

40. Brief intervention: does it work? / Eileen Kaner and Amy O'Donnell

41. Drug therapy: reviewing the evidence / Michael Soyka

42. The private sector and public: can they be reconciled? / Paul Miller and Marjana Martinic

43. Impact of alcohol on poverty and the need for appropriate policy / Aneel Karnani

44. Control of alcohol availability: historical and current policies and their effects / Esa Österberg

45. Taxation and price control / Michael Livingston

46. Alcohol control measures and traffic safety / Christine M. Wickens, Robert E. Mann, Gina Stoduto, Rosely Flam-Zalcman and Jennifer Butters

47. Public information and education campaigns / Claire Wilkinson

48. Towards a global alcohol policy: current directions / Harry Burns.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-166535-5

0-19-166534-7

1-299-75348-5

OCLC:

836401976