Alcohol Consumption Policies and the Prevention of Alcohol Consumption-Related Problems: Needs, Duties, and Responsibilities*

Abstract

Alcohol-related policies and the prevention of alcohol use-related problems, as well as their creation, are accomplished through planned interventions- laws, social and health programs, community-based initiatives-as well as through complex social movements and efforts implemented by the communities. Among both citizens and alcohol use intervention experts, the following three human dimensions are considered: needs, duties, and responsibilities.

Alcohol sale status and homicide victimization in Kentucky, 2005-2012: Is there a spatial association?

“…There is a need for better collaboration between policy makers, advocates, researchers, law enforcement and public health professionals to create planned multifaceted interventions (based on ecological and community level models) aimed at reducing alcohol-related events in communities (DiClemente et al, 2009). Evidence from the previous publications, and the current study, suggests that alcohol consumption policy prevention measures need to go beyond the individual intervention level and reach the community level as alcohol misuse and abuse is complex and therefore requires multifaceted interventions (Allamani, 2012). Interventions that aim to enhance the socioeconomic status of deprived communities include reduced access to firearms; increased police presence or surveillance in neighbourhoods with high rates of violent activities; control of drug use and trade activities; better access to, and availability of, counselling for couples and families; and reduced access to drugs and alcohol.…”