Recommendations on privatization of alcohol retail sales and prevention of excessive alcohol consumption and related harms.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.amepre.2011.12.006.
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Abstract
The Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends against privatization of alcohol retail sales in settings with current government control of retail sales, based on strong evidence that privatization results in increased per capita consumption of alcoholic beverages, a well-established proxy for excessive consumption and related harms.
Medical subject headings
- Alcohol Drinking
- Alcohol-Related Disorders
- Alcoholic Beverages