Avoidable alcohol-attributable criminality and its costs due to selected interventions in Canada

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 109-119

  Patra, Jayadeep ^a,b   Rehm, Jürgen ^a,b,c   Popova, Svetlana ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Avoidable cost; Criminality; Interventions

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; COST; CRIME; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUNKEN DRIVING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; LAW; MARKETING; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAX; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VIOLENCE;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CANADA; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; COST OF ILLNESS; CRIME; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MODELS, ECONOMIC; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC POLICY; PUBLIC SECTOR; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; TAXES; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953053817     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2010.10.008     Document Type: Article

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