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Alcohol misuse and the predisposing environment

D M Gorman1

  • 1Center of Alcohol Studies, Rutgers-State University of New Jersey.

British Medical Bulletin
|January 1, 1994
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Understanding alcohol misuse requires examining environmental risk factors. Interventions are most effective at the interpersonal level for prevention and treatment.

Area of Science:

  • Addiction research
  • Public health
  • Environmental health

Background:

  • Alcohol misuse is increasingly understood through risk factor models.
  • Risk factors span genetic, social, and structural domains.
  • Environmental factors significantly influence alcohol misuse aetiology.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review major environmental risk factors for alcohol misuse.
  • To categorize risk factors into agent availability and host vulnerability.
  • To discuss implications for clinical practice in alcohol misuse treatment.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of environmental risk factors.
  • Categorization of factors influencing agent availability (e.g., price, advertising, licensing).
  • Categorization of factors influencing host vulnerability (e.g., socioeconomic, sociocultural, interpersonal).

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Main Results:

  • Environmental risk factors for alcohol misuse are diverse.
  • Factors affecting agent availability include economic, social, and physical elements.
  • Factors affecting host vulnerability include socioeconomic, sociocultural, and interpersonal influences.

Conclusions:

  • Environmental risk factors play a crucial role in alcohol misuse.
  • Interpersonal factors (family, peers, employment, stress) are key targets for intervention.
  • Practitioners can effectively intervene at the interpersonal level for prevention and treatment.