Planning for alcohol-problem prevention through complex systems modeling: results from SimCom
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Murine Drinking Models in the Development of Pharmacotherapies for Alcoholism: Drinking in the Dark and Two-bottle Choice
Published on: January 7, 2019
1Prevention Research Center, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA.
Abstract:
This article describes a computer-based model of alcohol use and misuse intervention called SimCom. This generic model, based on the best available scientific knowledge, incorporates eight interaction subsystems. When loaded with actual data from a locality, the model has the ability to "act like" this location and can be used to forecast the future effects of alternative prevention strategies. The article describes benchmark testing of a model for the state of California, including projected prevention strategies for that state.
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