233704 Public Opinion on alcohol use, problems and policy: 25 years of research on attitudes toward alcohol and public policy

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Thomas K. Greenfield, PhD , Alcohol Research Group, Public Health Institute, Emeryville, CA
Norman Giesbrecht, PhD , Public Health and Regulatory Policy Section, Social, Prevention and Health Policy Research Department, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada
To coincide with the 25th Anniversary of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs (ATOD) section of APHA, this poster will present the evolution of public opinion on alcohol use, prevention, and support for public policies that address alcohol use, including those that would restrict access or increase taxation. The poster will compare trends in public opinion on alcohol policy between US and several other countries – e,g, Canada and European contexts.

Learning Areas:
Public health or related public policy
Public health or related research

Learning Objectives:
Attendees will be able to describe the evolution of public opinion on alcohol use, problems and related harms over the past 25 years.

Keywords: Alcohol, History

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Extensive history of alcohol related research
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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