title: The political salience of the cost of alcohol should make it a research priority.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Alcohol Studies, 12 Caxton Street, London, SW1H 0QS, UK.
authors.forename: Aveek
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000434:Alcoholic Beverages; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D000431:Ethanol
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol
keywords: Alcohol; alcohol duty; alcohol policy; alcohol taxation; cost of illness; cost to society; economic costs; evidence-based policy; externalities