Aims

To support the free and open dissemination of research findings and information on alcoholism and alcohol-related problems. To encourage open access to peer-reviewed articles free for all to view.

For full versions of posted research articles readers are encouraged to email requests for "electronic reprints" (text file, PDF files, FAX copies) to the corresponding or lead author, who is highlighted in the posting.

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Thursday, November 5, 2009

ICAP Papers for WHO Consultation


In May 2008, the World Health Assembly adopted a resolution that calls for the development of a global strategy to reduce harmful alcohol use. Following a period of stakeholder and regional consultations, the World Health Organization (WHO) will formulate the draft strategy in 2009 and submit it for approval to the World Health Assembly in 2010.

The six papers below are referenced versions of papers submitted on behalf of the ICAP sponsors about key areas of reducing harmful drinking where alcohol producers can demonstrate particular competence, legitimacy, and technical strength and where industry input has been welcomed by WHO. These papers were contributions to the web-based public hearing held by WHO from 1 October–15 November 2008 as part of the stakeholder consultation stage in the process of developing the draft global strategy. All stakeholder submissions to the hearing are posted on the WHO website: http://www.who.int/substance_abuse/activities/hearing/en/print.html.

The six papers were expanded by the authors and published in the new book Working Together to Reduce Harmful Drinking, edited by Marcus Grant and Marjana Martinic (Routledge, 2009). It is suggested that these papers are used in conjunction with the book, its supporting materials (see www.icap.org/Publications/WorkingTogether), and ICAP's Health and Issues Briefings that offer overviews of current research on health, interventions, and policy.

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