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38 Contemp. Drug Probs. 599 (2011)
A Bottle of Beer, a Glass of wine, or a Shot of Whiskey - Can the Rate of Alcohol-Induced Harm be Affected by Altering the Population's Beverage Choices

handle is hein.journals/condp38 and id is 607 raw text is: Contemporary Drug Problems 38/Winter 2011 A bottle of beer, a glass of wine, or a shot of whiskey? Can the rate of alcohol-induced harm be affected by altering the population's beverage choices? BY PIA MAKELA, MATILDA HELLMAN, WILLIAM C. KERR, AND ROBIN ROOM This article sununarizes and puts into context the findings from the five articles contained in this thematic issue. The question of interest has been the connection between different beverage types and alcohol-induced harm. The key question is whether policy makers can affect rates of harm by affecting beverage choice. In the discussion. four diferent potential pathways for such an effect are differentiated. The first is the direct effect of the beverage over and above the effect of the ethanol it contains. The review of results suggests that the size of this effect mayN be modest, and it is clearly overmatched by cultural factors relating to who chooses to drink which beverage and how However even more relevant than the direct effect may be the other three mechanisms, which potentially ajfect the amounts of alcohol drunk or allow the influencing of drinker groups of interest. KiY WORDS: Beverage choice, alcohol-induced harm, policy. AUTHORS' NOTE: For additional information about this article contact: Pia Milkeld. National Institute for Health and Welfare, Department of Alcohol, Drugs and Addiction. PO. Box 30, FI-00271, Helsinki, Finland. E-mail: pia.makela@thl.fi. O 201I by Federal Legal Publications. Inc. 599

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