Public health policy in the United Kingdom: after the war on tobacco, is a war on alcohol brewing?

Paul Cairney; Donley Studlar

doi:10.1002/wmh3.106

Public health policy in the United Kingdom: after the war on tobacco, is a war on alcohol brewing?

Paul Cairney, Donley Studlar

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Abstract

The United Kingdom now has one of the most comprehensive tobacco control policies in the world, a far cry from its status two decades ago. Some influential public health voices have called for a similar campaign against alcohol consumption. But is the comparison appropriate? We identify the factors which were important in the relatively successful campaign for tobacco control, then analyze the obstacles and opportunities facing the movement for more stringent alcohol control. Alcohol policy today often bears a striking resemblance to tobacco policy pre-1990s, when the UK started on its path to becoming a leading regulatory on this policy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	308-323
Number of pages	16
Journal	World Medical and Health Policy
Volume	6
Issue number	3
Early online date	3 Sept 2014
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/wmh3.106
Publication status	Published - Sept 2014

Keywords

tobacco polilcy
alcohol policy
policy change
public health

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Public health policy in the United Kingdom: after the war on tobacco, is a war on alcohol brewing?

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