Alcohol: no ordinary consumer product

Format
Book
Published by / Citation
Oxford University Press
Original Language

Spanish

Partner Organisation
Keywords
alcohol
políticas públicas
políticas

Alcohol: no ordinary consumer product

From a public health perspective, alcohol consumption plays an important role in the causation of disability, illness and death on a global scale. It also contributes substantially to the family dysfunction, violence and psychiatric disorders. With the increasing globalization of production, trade and marketing of alcohol, it becomes evident that alcohol control policy need to understand not only national, but also global perspective.