Prevention of alcohol problems in Dutch youth: missed opportunities and new developments.
Binge drinking among young people is a problem in the Netherlands. This article outlines the current Dutch approach to alcohol prevention in this target group. It is argued that well-enforced evidence-based control measures are lacking despite renewed political interest in them. Politicians often favor alcohol education, but to increase the effectiveness of alcohol prevention, a combined approach of policy measures, enforcement, and education is needed. Translation of education and policy-based measures is discussed.
van de Luitgaarden
Jade
J
Maastricht University, The Netherlands.
Thush
Carolien
C
Wiers
Reinout W
RW
Knibbe
Ronald A
RA
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D009426:Netherlands; D011057:Politics; D012926:Social Control, Formal; D012927:Social Control, Informal