Title: Alcohol Research and Social Policy: An Overview.
Abstract: Science can facilitate the task of choosing among complex social policies, although it rarely serves as the only basis for policy development. Science's role in policy formation can be decisive when public support already exists, as with the passage of the Federal Uniform Drinking Age Act. Science can assess a policy after it has been implemented, as in the scientific evaluation of the health warning labels on alcoholic beverage containers. In addition, science can investigate the short- and long-term benefits and risks of areas where the development of policies is likely. An example is the current scientific examination of the tradeoffs involved in moderate alcohol consumption.
Publication Year: 1996
Publication Date: 1996-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['pubmed']
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