Doing it by numbers: A simple approach to reducing the harms of alcohol

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 3-7

  Nutt, David J ^a   Rehm, Jürgen ^b,c,d  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcohol; evidence based approach; harm reduction; numeric approach; public health

Indexed keywords

ACAMPROSATE; ANTIDOTE; BACLOFEN; DISULFIRAM; NALMEFENE; NALTREXONE; OXYBATE SODIUM; TOPIRAMATE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EUROPE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; LEISURE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROCEDURES;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; EUROPE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PRIMARY PREVENTION;

EID: 84891839740     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881113512038     Document Type: Review

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