2006
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IJDP: Special Alcohol Issue
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The latest issue of IJDP (Volume 17, Issue 4) focuses on harm reduction and alcohol policy - guest-edited by Godfrey Robinson and Alan Marlatt. It covers a wide range of alcohol-related problems, interventions, debates and research and is an excellent contemporary collection of views and from the most prominent names in the field and provides a cutting edge review of the debate.
The issue is the result of IHRA’s decision to concentrate on all psychoactive substances (as opposed to just illicit drugs) and specifically emerged from dedicated sessions on alcohol at the 16th International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harms (Belfast, 2005). It has also been timed to coincide with the forthcoming 3rd International Conference on Alcohol and Harm Reduction (Cape Town, October 22nd – 25th 2006; www.alcoholconference.org).
After an overview editorial by Godfrey Robinson and Alan Marlatt, there are two commentary pieces on determined drunkenness among young people in the UK (Fiona Measham) and the role of harm reduction alongside supply and demand controls for alcohol (Tim Stockwell). Following a policy analysis of local harm reduction projects to prevent alcohol problems (Willm Mistral et al), there are review pieces by Katie Witkiewitz and Alan Marlatt (on alcohol harm reduction treatments), Clayton Neighbors et al (on individually focused prevention strategies) and Helene Raskin White (on personal feedback interventions in US colleges).
The issue also contains four excellent research papers: an analysis of the characteristics of individuals attending a controlled drinking support group (Ana Kosok), an alcohol skills training programme aimed at Mexican-American college students (Dolores Hernandez et al), five year outcomes of environmental management strategies to reduce binge drinking (Ian Newman et al) and an innovative medical amnesty program to encourage help-seeking among underage drinkers (Deborah Lewis and Timothy Marchell). This last paper was featured as the ‘article of the month’ in the June e-newsletter and highlights a relatively simple and highly effective approach to problematic drinking amongst students.
The issue also contains specific country reports and letters describing current alcohol policies in Brazil (Mônica Gorgulho and Vera Da Ros), Japan (Susumu Higuchi et al), Scotland (Barbara O’Donnell) and South Africa (Solomon and Lusanda Rataemane).
The International Journal of Drug Policy is the leading forum for the dissemination of current research, reviews, debate, and critical analysis on drug use and drug policy in a global context. For subscriptions, please visit www.elsevier.com/wps/find/homepage.cws_home.
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