Alcohol and alcohol-related harm in China: policy changes needed
In China, alcohol consumption is increasing faster than anywhere else in the world. A steady increase in alcohol production has also been observed in the country, together with a rise in alcohol-related harm. Despite these trends, China's policies on the sale and consumption of alcoholic bevera...
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2013-04-01
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| author | Yi-lang Tang Xiao-jun Xiang Xu-yi Wang Joseph F Cubells Thomas F Babor Wei Hao |
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| description | In China, alcohol consumption is increasing faster than anywhere else in the world. A steady increase in alcohol production has also been observed in the country, together with a rise in alcohol-related harm. Despite these trends, China's policies on the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages are weak compared with those of other countries in Asia. Weakest of all are its policies on taxation, drink driving laws, alcohol sale to minors and marketing licenses. The authors of this descriptive paper draw attention to the urgent need for public health professionals and government officials in China to prioritize population surveillance, research and interventions designed to reduce alcohol use disorders. They describe China's current alcohol policies and recent trends in alcohol-related harm and highlight the need for health officials to conduct a thorough policy review from a public health perspective, using as a model the World Health Organization's global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3783edff35f94d0db3f8d85a44a43e2d2024-03-02T10:25:53ZengThe World Health OrganizationBulletin of the World Health Organization0042-96862013-04-0191427027610.2471/BLT.12.107318S0042-96862013000400009Alcohol and alcohol-related harm in China: policy changes neededYi-lang Tang0Xiao-jun Xiang1Xu-yi Wang2Joseph F Cubells3Thomas F Babor4Wei Hao5Emory UniversityCentral South UniversityCentral South UniversityEmory UniversityUniversity of Connecticut School of MedicineCentral South UniversityIn China, alcohol consumption is increasing faster than anywhere else in the world. A steady increase in alcohol production has also been observed in the country, together with a rise in alcohol-related harm. Despite these trends, China's policies on the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages are weak compared with those of other countries in Asia. Weakest of all are its policies on taxation, drink driving laws, alcohol sale to minors and marketing licenses. The authors of this descriptive paper draw attention to the urgent need for public health professionals and government officials in China to prioritize population surveillance, research and interventions designed to reduce alcohol use disorders. They describe China's current alcohol policies and recent trends in alcohol-related harm and highlight the need for health officials to conduct a thorough policy review from a public health perspective, using as a model the World Health Organization's global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol.http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862013000400009&lng=en&tlng=en |
| spellingShingle | Yi-lang Tang Xiao-jun Xiang Xu-yi Wang Joseph F Cubells Thomas F Babor Wei Hao Alcohol and alcohol-related harm in China: policy changes needed Bulletin of the World Health Organization |
| title | Alcohol and alcohol-related harm in China: policy changes needed |
| title_full | Alcohol and alcohol-related harm in China: policy changes needed |
| title_fullStr | Alcohol and alcohol-related harm in China: policy changes needed |
| title_full_unstemmed | Alcohol and alcohol-related harm in China: policy changes needed |
| title_short | Alcohol and alcohol-related harm in China: policy changes needed |
| title_sort | alcohol and alcohol related harm in china policy changes needed |
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