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Alcoholism in Australia, the 1880s to the 1980s: from medical science to political science
Author(s) -
Lewis Milton
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
australian drug and alcohol review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.018
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1465-3362
pISSN - 0819-5331
DOI - 10.1080/09595238880000721
Subject(s) - government (linguistics) , perspective (graphical) , colonialism , politics , position (finance) , legislature , alcohol consumption , action (physics) , political science , medical science , consumption (sociology) , public administration , psychiatry , political economy , medicine , sociology , social science , business , law , alcohol , medical education , philosophy , linguistics , biochemistry , chemistry , physics , finance , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , computer science
The disease concept of alcoholism has been central to the response to alcohol‐related problems in Australia. The history of alcoholism from colonial times to the present is discussed with reference to alcohol consumption, legislative action, inquiries by medical and other bodies, and services especially treatment services provided by government and non‐government organisations. In the 1980s the position of the disease concept perspective has been declining while a wider politico‐economic perspective has become established.