The Economics of Addictive Behaviours Volume II
The Private and Social Costs of the Abuse of Alcohol and Their Remedies
This title discusses the phenomenon of alcohol abuse as a behavioural disease and the associated costs. The author details alcohol’s status as a psychoactive drug; he notes, however, that in contrast to other psychoactive drugs, alcohol has been widely culturally accepted in Western countries and legally available, except in isolated incidents for a short period of time. Joshua considers which policies are being correctly utilised so as to reduce the abuse of alcohol, and how these policies may operate on a supply and demand model. Whereas programs of prevention and treatment operate on the demand side of alcohol abuse, legislation is directed at the supply side of alcohol; that is, dealing with marketing – product, promotion, point of sales and price.This is the second title in a four volume series ‘The Economics of Addictive Behaviours’, consisting of three additional volumes on smoking, illicit drug abuse and overeating.
| Autor: | Joshua, John |
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| ISBN: | 9783319544243 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 124 |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Verlag: | Springer International Publishing |
| Veröffentlicht: | 24.05.2017 |
| Untertitel: | The Private and Social Costs of the Abuse of Alcohol and Their Remedies |
| Schlagworte: | Addiction Alcoholism Binge drinking Economic and social policy Free choice Government Health Economics Health behaviours Prevention Tax |
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