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Friday, December 14, 2007

Community-Based Prevention of Alcohol Problems: Addressing the Challenges of Increasing Deregulation of Alcohol
 Substance Use & Misuse, Volume 42, Issue 12 & 13 October 2007 , pages 1813 - 1834



This article focuses on the erosion of alcohol management policies and the implications for local prevention efforts.

It draws lessons from three large-scale multi-year multi-site programs in Canada, e.g., local addiction prevention projects, heart health programs, and tobacco control experiences.

It explores five themes: getting alcohol on the agenda and implementing effective local responses to alcohol problems; assessing conceptual frameworks in order to identify the essential components of an effective prevention strategy; developing a system of local prevention initiatives that give priority to long-lasting structural changes; generating accurate information on alcohol-related damage in order to set priorities; and developing a prevention action plan in order to support local initiatives.

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