Views of alcohol control policies in the 2000 National Alcohol Survey: What news for alcohol policy development in the US and its States?

Journal of Substance Use

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 429-445

  Greenfield, T K ^a   Ye, Y ^a   Giesbrecht, N A ^b  

^a ALCOHOL RESEARCH GROUP   (United States)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcohol control; Alcohol policy; National surveys; Public opinion; Treatment access

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERTIZING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; PUBLIC OPINION; RELIABILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAX; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35648932915     PISSN: 14659891     EISSN: 14759942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14659890701262262     Document Type: Article

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