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Alcohol policy and harm reduction in Australia

Wendy Loxley National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Wendy Loxley National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Dennis Gray National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Wendy Loxley National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Dennis Gray National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
,
Celia Wilkinson National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
,
Wendy Loxley National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Dennis Gray National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
,
Celia Wilkinson National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
,
Tanya Chikritzhs National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
,
Wendy Loxley National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Dennis Gray National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
,
Celia Wilkinson National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
,
Tanya Chikritzhs National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
,
Richard Midford National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
,
Wendy Loxley National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Dennis Gray National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
,
Celia Wilkinson National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
,
Tanya Chikritzhs National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
,
Richard Midford National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
,
David Moore National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
,
Wendy Loxley National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Dennis Gray National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
,
Celia Wilkinson National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
,
Tanya Chikritzhs National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
,
Richard Midford National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
&
David Moore National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Pages 559-568 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

With consultations having been held across Australia this year as part of the process of developing a new National Alcohol Strategy, it seemed timely to invite my colleagues from the National Drug Research Institute who are experts in the alcohol field to write this Harm Reduction Digest. The authors have canvassed a range of alcohol policy options and discussed their effectiveness in reducing harm for what is arguably Australia's number one drug problem. Australia's response to alcohol and other drug problems has, historically, been based on ‘harm minimization – incorporating supply reduction, demand reduction and harm reduction’. At this time where the policy options for alcohol are being set for the next 5 years in a climate of ‘small government’, removing restrictions of ‘fair competition’ in business and a belief in the free market, what does the research have to say about recommended policies and strategies to reduce alcohol-related harm? [Simon Lenton]

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