Nick Heather: Alcohol is not an ordinary commodity

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Nick Heather PHD
Nick Heather PHD
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16-12-2009
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Nick says we demonise illicit drugs use to irrational levels but equally we underestimate the harmful effects of alcohol. He goes on the discuss ways of reducing alcohol-related harm by pricing. Controlling the alcohol industry and reducing health inequalities.
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1) Book: Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity - Research and Public Policy.
Babor, T., Caetano, R., Casswell, S., Edwards, G., Giesbrecht, N., Graham, K., et al. (2003). Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity - Research and Public Policy. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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