title: Alcohol use policies that restrict alcohol use.
abstract: The present commentary reacts to ideas including viewing alcohol use as being an important device of proper socialization, which may contrast with duties to regulate alcohol misuse. I argue that formal policies to restrict alcohol use are often based on attempting to reduce misuse of alcohol as an intoxicant, and often times support informal policies. In general, evidence-based alcohol misuse-oriented policies do not intend to greatly restrict nonharmful levels of alcohol use.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, Institute for HealthPromotion and Disease Prevention Research,University of Southern California Los Angeles, California, USA. ssussma@usc.edu
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sussman
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D011050:Policy Making; D011640:Public Policy; D012925:Social Conformity; D014481:United States