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Ever since the First World Health Assembly in 1948, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recognised that it has a role as the focus for international concern about alcohol-related health problems, where health is defined not merely as the absence of disease but as a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing. Since alcohol-related problems affect virtually every area of psychosocial functioning, it is evident that WHO’s mandate implies a clear commitment to the alleviation of these problems. It is important to emphasise at the outset that WHO’s concern is therefore with the prevention of a very wide range of alcohol-related health problems.
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Grant, M. (1989). Controlling Alcohol Abuse. In: Robinson, D., Maynard, A., Chester, R. (eds) Controlling Legal Addictions. Studies in Biology, Economy and Society. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-20237-9_4
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