Open AccessAddiction Industry Studies: Understanding How Proconsumption Influences Block Effective Interventions
Author(s) -
Peter Adams
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2012.301151
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , addiction , odds , harm , environmental health , public health , mental health , consumption (sociology) , public policy , salient , psychology , medicine , public economics , social psychology , political science , psychiatry , economics , economic growth , sociology , logistic regression , nursing , social science , law
The legalized consumption of products with addiction potential, such as tobacco and alcohol, contributes in myriad ways to poor physical and mental health and to deterioration in social well- being. These impacts are well documented, as are a range of public health interventions that are demonstrably effective in reducing harm. I have discussed the capacity for the profits from these substances to be deployed in ways that block or divert resources from interventions known to be effective. Addiction industry studies constitute a new and previously neglected area of research focusing specifically on understanding the salient relationships that determine policy and regulation. This understanding will increase the odds of adopting effective interventions.