Alcohol and the Community: A Systems Approach to Prevention

by Harold D. Holder

Book Overview

An individual's decision to use alcohol and the frequency, quantity and situation of such use are the result of a combination of biological and social factors. Drinking is not only a personal choice, but also a matter of custom and social behaviour, and is influenced by access and economic factors including levels of disposable income and cost of alcoholic beverages. Until prevention efforts cease to focus narrowly on the individual and begin to adopt...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052103504X
• ISBN13: 9780521035040
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"