Monday, December 3, 2007

Higher Alcohol Prices and Student Drinking


Graph the response of students to higher alcohol prices, as discussed in the Case.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Alcohol use among young people is commonly associated with a number of ills, such as poor academic and work performance, community disruption, violence, injuries, and deaths. One way to prevent alcohol related problems among young people or the population as whole is to establish public and institutional policies that reduce overall alcohol consumption rates or reduce rates of high risk drinking. This is commonly referred to as the “environmental approach” to alcohol social problems. Alcohol control policies influence the availability of alcohol, the social messages about drinking conveyed by advertising and other marketing approaches, and the enforcement of existing alcohol laws. Availability of alcohol can be determined by policies that specify who can consume alcohol, where it can be consumed and how and where alcohol is distributed and sold, as well as policies that regulate how alcohol is advertised and marketed.
Laws prohibiting underage drinking, the sale of alcohol to minors, or underage drinking and driving are a third component of the broader social environment that influences drinking by young adults.

Anonymous said...

Well written article.