The Relationship Between Off-Sales and Problem Drinking in Scotland: Literature ReviewThis literature review forms part of a study commissioned by the Scottish Executive on behalf of the Deputy Minister for Finance and Parliamentary Business to gather evidence to assess the validity of current beliefs about the off-sales trade and respond as appropriate, e.g. the belief that off-sales shops and supermarkets are the primary source of alcohol for underage drinking; and that low prices charged by some off-sales premises promote binge and excessive drinking, and contribute to localised antisocial behaviour. The purpose of this research is to provide evidence to inform policy about which measures, if any, should be applied to the off-sales sector to reduce the alleged effects of binge and excessive drinking.
The literature is gathered from a wide range of sources and includes articles from peer reviewed journals, policy reports, news articles and web articles.
The literature review is divided up into a number of sections.
Chapter 1 contains the introduction and approach taken for the review, the questions considered and the search terms used.
Chapter 2 describes background to the subject area, and
Chapter 3 includes discussion about the concept of promotions.
Chapter 4 contains information about the selling of alcohol through off-sales and the issues involved, and
Chapter 5 discusses the issues surrounding the effects of off-sales on the community.
Chapter 6 looks at international licensing law and the impacts of the recent changes in England, and finally
Chapter 7 draws the conclusions of the review together.
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