The families and friends of heavy drinkers: Caught in the cross-fire of policy change?

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 192-199

  O'May, Fiona ^a   Whittaker, Anne ^b   Black, Heather ^b   Gill, Jan ^b  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

alcohol; family; policy; qualitative method; substance related disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ALCOHOLISM; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ECONOMICS; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCOTLAND; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; COMMERCE; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK-TAKING; SCOTLAND; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84963831969     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dar.12403     Document Type: Article

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