Drugs: Prevention, Education and Policy : A special commentary section on The UK Government's Alcohol Strategy The UK Government released the third UK Alcohol Strategy in March of 2012. The strategy has generated significant commentary mainly because of the proposal to introduce a minimum price for...
Anderson, P. (2012a). The UK government's alcohol strategy. Drugs: education, prevention and policy, DOI: 10.3109/09687637.2012.698425.HM Government. (2012) The UK Government's Alcohol Strategy. London: HMSO....
In the United Kingdom, driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol has been a long-standing problem. Over the years, the government has taken steps to limit the number of road accidents caused by impaired drivers. Despite this, driving under the influence (DUI) remains a serious issue ...
2008). The large difference between the two sets of data is unlikely to be due to large amounts of purchased alcohol not being consumed. Both the General Household Survey and the Government's alcohol strategy (HMG, 2007) believe
The intervention was typically presented in isolation, rather than as part of a broader alcohol policy package. However, a few advocates spoke about MUP as part of a wider strategy. A senior BMA representative made several statements to that end, such as: “A minimum price, as part of a ...
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Estimated effect of alcohol pricing policies on health and health economic outcomes in England: an epidemiological model Lancet (2010) Healthy lives, healthy people: our strategy for public health in England R Thaler et al. Nudge: improving decisions about health, wealth, and happiness (2009) Andr...
The minimum unit pricing is a step in the right direction, but the pathway towards an effective strategy to reduce alcohol related harm is far from clear.doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e7874Patton RBmj British Medical JournalIacobucci G. UK doctors call on government to introduce minimum...
used the tools of government necessary to sell and defend policy in high stakes Westminster systems. This strategy produced the potential for long-term success. In such debates, it is difficult to separate ideological from empirical evaluations. Two actors can agree completely on the evidence base—...
Government's Alcohol Strategy - Case studies PHE Alcohol Learning Resources aims to share resources on local alcohol improvement interventions nationally. The appropriateness of initiatives will vary from one local area to another and inclusion of local initiatives, or actions, on ... P Dimitrijevic ...