The economics of addictive behaviours volune II : the private and social costs of the abuse of alcohol and their remedies /
By: Joshua, John
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BookSeries: Palgrave pivotPublisher: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, c2017.Description: ix, 124 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9783319469607; 9783319544243Other title: Private and social costs of smoking and their remedies.Subject(s): Smoking -- Health aspects | Smoking -- Economic aspects | Smoking -- Social aspects | Medical economics | Clinical health psychologyDDC classification: 362.296 JO EC Online resources: Location Map | Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 362.296 JO EC (Browse shelf) | Available | T0056586 |
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| 362.22 SC CO Community psychology : | 362.29 PE RF Performance-enhancing drugs / | 362.2913092 RU WI With or without you : | 362.296 JO EC The economics of addictive behaviours volune II : | 362.3072 LI WI The winds of change : | 362.3072 MC EN Environmental issues : | 362.3072 MC EN Environmental issues : |
Includes bibliographgical references and ibndex.
1. Smoking as a Behavioural Disease and its Causes -- 2. The Consequences of Smoking -- 3. Second-Hand Tobacco Smoke Exposure -- 4. The Market and Free Choice -- 5. The Prevention of Smoking and Restrictive Policies -- 6. Economic Remedies to Reduce Smoking -- 7. Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Costs.
This title discusses the phenomenon of alcohol abuse as a behavioural disease and the associated costs. The author details alcohol’s status as a psychoactive drug; he notes, however, that in contrast to other psychoactive drugs, alcohol has been widely culturally accepted in Western countries and legally available, except in isolated incidents for a short period of time. Joshua considers which policies are being correctly utilised so as to reduce the abuse of alcohol, and how these policies may operate on a supply and demand model. Whereas programs of prevention and treatment operate on the demand side of alcohol abuse, legislation is directed at the supply side of alcohol; that is, dealing with marketing – product, promotion, point of sales and price.