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A rapid evidence review of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of alcohol control policies: an English perspective

A rapid evidence review of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of alcohol control policies: an English perspective
A rapid evidence review of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of alcohol control policies: an English perspective
This paper reviews the evidence for the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of policies to reduce alcohol-related harm. Policies focus on price, marketing, availability, information and education, the drinking environment, drink-driving, and brief interventions and treatment. Although there is variability in research design and measured outcomes, evidence supports the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of policies that address affordability and marketing. An adequate reduction in temporal availability, particularly late night on-sale availability, is effective and cost-effective. Individually-directed interventions delivered to at-risk drinkers and enforced legislative measures are also effective. Providing information and education increases awareness, but is not sufficient to produce long-lasting changes in behaviour. At best, interventions enacted in and around the drinking environment lead to small reductions in acute alcohol-related harm. Overall, there is a rich evidence base to support the decisions of policy makers in implementing the most effective and cost-effective policies to reduce alcohol-related harm
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Burton, Robyn, Henn, Clive, Lavoie, Don, O'Connor, Rosanna, Perkins, Clare, Sweeney, Kate, Greaves, Felix, Ferguson, Brian, Beynon, Caryl, Belloni, Annalisa, Musto, Virginia, Marsden, John and Sheron, Nicholas (2017) A rapid evidence review of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of alcohol control policies: an English perspective. The Lancet, 389 (10078), 1558-1580. (doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(16)32420-5).

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This paper reviews the evidence for the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of policies to reduce alcohol-related harm. Policies focus on price, marketing, availability, information and education, the drinking environment, drink-driving, and brief interventions and treatment. Although there is variability in research design and measured outcomes, evidence supports the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of policies that address affordability and marketing. An adequate reduction in temporal availability, particularly late night on-sale availability, is effective and cost-effective. Individually-directed interventions delivered to at-risk drinkers and enforced legislative measures are also effective. Providing information and education increases awareness, but is not sufficient to produce long-lasting changes in behaviour. At best, interventions enacted in and around the drinking environment lead to small reductions in acute alcohol-related harm. Overall, there is a rich evidence base to support the decisions of policy makers in implementing the most effective and cost-effective policies to reduce alcohol-related harm

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Accepted/In Press date: 16 November 2016
e-pub ahead of print date: 2 December 2016
Published date: 15 April 2017
Organisations: Clinical & Experimental Sciences

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Local EPrints ID: 404341
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/404341
ISSN: 0140-6736
PURE UUID: 19716fb5-e62c-4bbb-b7b5-b7024130372e
ORCID for Nicholas Sheron: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-5232-8292

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Last modified: 16 Aug 2024 04:01

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Author: Robyn Burton
Author: Clive Henn
Author: Don Lavoie
Author: Rosanna O'Connor
Author: Clare Perkins
Author: Kate Sweeney
Author: Felix Greaves
Author: Brian Ferguson
Author: Caryl Beynon
Author: Annalisa Belloni
Author: Virginia Musto
Author: John Marsden
Author: Nicholas Sheron ORCID iD

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