title: Linking science to policy: the role of international collaboration and problem-focused integrative reviews.
abstract: This paper traces the modern history of alcohol and drug policy research through a series of four monographs that were written collaboratively by international groups of career scientists. The books promoted the view, supported by a considerable amount of evidence, that alcohol and drug problems can be reduced, if not prevented, through organized policy action by governments and public health organizations. The books used a problem-focused integrative approach to align research more effectively with public policy. A common thread that runs throughout the monographs is the influence of Professor Griffith Edwards.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine and Health Care, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Babor
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000266:history / Q000517:prevention & control; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000266:history*; D006291:Health Policy / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation / Q000266:history; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D011634:Public Health / Q000266:history; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000266:history* / Q000517:prevention & control
keywords: Alcohol; ICAP; dinking; drugs; monographs; public policy; reviews