Aims

To support the free and open dissemination of research findings and information on alcoholism and alcohol-related problems. To encourage open access to peer-reviewed articles free for all to view.

For full versions of posted research articles readers are encouraged to email requests for "electronic reprints" (text file, PDF files, FAX copies) to the corresponding or lead author, who is highlighted in the posting.

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Friday, March 23, 2007

NEW BOOK

Drinking in Context: Patterns, Interventions, and Partnerships
This book was commissioned by the International Center for Alcohol Policies (ICAP), with assistance of expertise from the International Harm Reduction Association (IHRA), World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH), and the Institut de Recherches Scientifiques sur les Boissons (IREB).

What is the main message of this book?
The impetus to write this book came from a shared conviction that the time had come to air
to alcohol policy. The three underlying themes of this book are that patterns of drinking are
understand alcohol’s place in society, that targeted interventions are the most sensitive to cultural
that partnerships offer the best opportunity to develop policies that reflect the values of society
the main title of the volume: Drinking, because it is the way people behave that matters most
outcomes, and in Context, because drinking is best viewed in relation to culture. In selecting
societies are faced with choices about how to encourage some behaviors and discourage others.
alcohol is here to stay. Putting drinking into context is how we learn to live with it best.

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