Handbook of Alcoholism

While the war on drugs continues to attract world attention, it is often overlooked that alcoholism remains a major worldwide health concern. No matter what your expertise, the Handbook of Alcoholism can help you acquire the necessary skills to treat problem drinkers and alcohol-dependent patients. In three sections;

• Patient Care,
• Research, and
• Useful Data and Definitions

this comprehensive handbook not only addresses the underlying psychological problems of alcoholism, but helps you to better diagnose and treat the non-psychiatric medical disorders caused by the disease.

See also;

• 12-Step Treatment More Effective than Alternative
• AA Offers Recovery Not Religion
• Brief-TSF is designed to as adjunctive therapy for anti-craving medication.
• Subscribe to Twelve Step Facilitation by e-Mail

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There is a culture clash between alcohol marketing and public health aspirations

It is of no coincidence that a number of recent Harm Reduction Digests have addressed the issue of the reduction of alcohol-related harm.

Despite the dominant focus on illicit drug use in the popular discourse, alcohol remains Australia’s number one drug problem, as it is in many other developed countries.

Munro and de Wever use the ‘four Ps’ of marketing:

• product,
• price,
• place and
• promotion, to critique the two decades industry self-regulation of alcohol marketing.

They conclude that if we are going to develop policies which effectively change Australian drinking culture to reduce alcohol-related harm, we need first to accept that the alcohol industry and the health field have separate and conflicting interests.

Research; Geoffrey Munro & Johanna de Wever. Drug and Alcohol Review, Volume 27, Issue 2 March 2008 , pages 204 – 211. Culture clash alcohol marketing and public health aspirations

See also;

• Brief-TSF can assist patients cease alcohol consumption.
• Alcohol Science Database

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