The Economics of Addictive Behaviours Volume II : The Private and Social Costs of the Abuse of Alcohol and Their Remedies Hardback
by John Joshua
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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.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:124 pages, 1 Illustrations, color; 4 Illustrations, black and white; IX, 124 p. 5 illus., 1 illus. i
- Publisher:Springer International Publishing AG
- Publication Date:24/05/2017
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- ISBN:9783319544243
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:124 pages, 1 Illustrations, color; 4 Illustrations, black and white; IX, 124 p. 5 illus., 1 illus. i
- Publisher:Springer International Publishing AG
- Publication Date:24/05/2017
- Category:
- ISBN:9783319544243