Alcohol controls in the aftermath of the Covid ‐19 pandemic in India
Commentary on Stockwell et al
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21597011 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jayant Mahadevan (0000-0001-7494-9380), Lekhansh Shukla (0000-0002-4558-3890), Vivek Benegal (0000-0002-8896-9689, Centre for Addiction Medicine, Department of Psychiatry National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences Bangalore India, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 10-12 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Drug and Alcohol Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0959-5236 • E-ISSN: 1465-3362 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/dar.13158 |
| PMID | 33029818 |
| OpenAlex | W3092378050 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 8 |
The COVID‐19 pandemic and subsequent restrictions have resulted in additional challenges for persons with alcohol use disorders as well as for the effective operation of alcohol controls in different societies. The challenges are different in different systems and economies. Crises such as these often provide governments with opportunities to remake systems. We use the recent experience from India, which rapidly shifted between total countrywide prohibition of alcohol and unrestricted sales during this brief period, to argue against using the present crisis to bring about quick changes in alcohol policy in India. Instead, we advocate sustained, incremental pressure to develop and enforce alcohol control measures in public health delivery systems, in addition to demand reduction measures
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Alcohol · Business · Development economics · Disease · Economics · Environmental health · Management · Pandemic · Political science · Public health · Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Nursing · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes · Virology
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| Citations per year | 1.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2024 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |