International research monographs in the addictions
Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-173) and index.
The community system of alcohol use and alcohol problems -- Consumption system -- Retail sales subsystem: alcohol availability and promotion -- Formal regulation and control subsystem: rules, administration, and enforcement -- Social norms subsystem: community values and social influences that affect drinking -- Legal sanctions subsystem: prohibited uses of alcohol -- Social, economic, and health consequences subsystem: community identification of and responses to alcohol problems -- Community-level alcohol problem prevention.
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Challenging the current implicit models used in alcohol problem prevention, Holder argues that drinking is not only a personal choice, but also a matter of custom and social behaviour, influenced by access and economic factors.