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ALCOHOL USE IN IRELAND: SOME ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS. General Research Series Paper No. 160, October 1993

Conniffe, Denis and McCoy, Daniel (1993) ALCOHOL USE IN IRELAND: SOME ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS. General Research Series Paper No. 160, October 1993. UNSPECIFIED.

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    Abstract

    Alcohol plays an important role in the economic and social life of Ireland. The control of alcohol consumption, for the purpose of curtailing its abuse, has long been an objective of public policy. Recent international efforts, particularly those by the World Health Organisation, have again refocused attention on achieving reductions in national alcohol consumption levels. A target of a 25 per cent reduction in per capita consumption from 1980 levels has been advanced. The Irish Department of Health, partially in response to the international initiatives, is developing a national policy on alcohol use. The formulation of public policy on alcohol needs to take account of economic, social, medical, cultural and political factors. Some of the economic and social issues are addressed in this paper in the context of the contemporary international developments.

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    Subjects for non-EU documents: EU policies and themes > Policies & related activities > public health policy (including global activities)
    Countries > Ireland
    Subjects for EU documents: UNSPECIFIED
    EU Series and Periodicals: UNSPECIFIED
    EU Annual Reports: UNSPECIFIED
    Series: Series > Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), Dublin > ESRI General Research Series
    Depositing User: Phil Wilkin
    Official EU Document: No
    Language: English
    Date Deposited: 24 Oct 2019 11:47
    Number of Pages: 125
    Last Modified: 24 Oct 2019 11:47
    URI: http://aei.pitt.edu/id/eprint/98893

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