The Economics of Addictive Behaviours Volume II : The Private and Social Costs of the Abuse of Alcohol and Their Remedies / / by John Joshua

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910255025603321
• Autore: Joshua John
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017
• ISBN: 9783319544250; 331954425X
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2017.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (IX, 124 p. 5 illus., 1 illus. in color.)
• Collana: Palgrave pivot
• Disciplina: 338.473621
• Soggetti: Medical economics; Social choice; Welfare economics; Social policy; Clinical health psychology; Medicine, Preventive; Health promotion; International economic relations; Health Economics; Social Choice and Welfare; Social Policy; Health Psychology; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention; International Political Economy'
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Consumption of Alcohol World-Wide -- Chapter 3. The Stages of Alcohol Abuse: From Initiation to Alcohol Dependence -- Chapter 4. The Consequences of Alcohol Abuse -- Chapter 5. The Prevention and Treatment of Alcohol Abuse -- Chapter 6. Legal Remedies to Reduce the Abuse of Alcohol -- Chapter 7. The Market and the Social and Private Costs of Alcohol Abuse -- ; Chapter 8. Economic Remedies to Reduce Alcohol Abuse -- Chapter 9. The Politics of Corporate and Social Responsibilities -- Chapter 10. Conclusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: This title discusses the phenomenon of alcohol abuse as a behavioural disease and the associated costs. The author details alcohol's status as a psychoactive drug; he notes, however, that in contrast to other psychoactive drugs, alcohol has been widely culturally accepted in Western countries and legally available, except in isolated incidents for a short period of time. Joshua considers which policies are being correctly utilised so as to reduce the abuse of alcohol, and how these policies may operate on a supply and demand model. Whereas programs of prevention and treatment operate on the demand side of alcohol abuse, legislation is directed at the supply side of alcohol; that is, dealing with marketing - product, promotion, point of sales and price. This is the second title in a four volume series 'The Economics of Addictive Behaviours', consisting of three additional volumes on alcohol abuse, illicit drug abuse and overeating.