Estimating the public health impact of disbanding a government alcohol monopoly: application of new methods to the case of Sweden - Stockwell T, Sherk A, Norstr öm T, Angus C, Ramstedt M, Andréasson S, Chikritzhs T, Gripenberg J, Holder H, Holmes J, Makela P.

BACKGROUND: Government alcohol monopolies were created in North America and Scandinavia to limit health and social problems. The Swedish monopoly, Systembolaget, reports to a health ministry and controls the sale of all alcoholic beverages with> 3.5% al...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news