title: Alcohol and public health policies in India.
abstract: Extreme policies of prohibition or the current permissive strategies are counterproductive and call for a nuanced public health approach that integrates both the regulation of availability of alcohol as well as helps in rigorously enforcing the law.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Christian Medical College, Vellore 632002, Tamil Nadu, India. ksjacob@cmcvellore.ac.in
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Jacob
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D011634:Public Health; D011049:Social Control Policies; D012940:Social Problems