2016
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.09.013
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Alcohol consumption in the Arab region: What do we know, why does it matter, and what are the policy implications for youth harm reduction?

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“…This gender discrepancy was also observed when examining the prevalence of knowing someone who uses a substance. This is consistent with the world‐wide trend of higher rates of substance use among males, which may be related to stigmatization of substance use in women .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 89%
“…This gender discrepancy was also observed when examining the prevalence of knowing someone who uses a substance. This is consistent with the world‐wide trend of higher rates of substance use among males, which may be related to stigmatization of substance use in women .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 89%
“…The alcohol industry, through heavily financed, extremely sophisticated marketing techniques, exerts an extremely potent influence internationally. It can change people's attitude towards alcohol, reasons for drinking, choice of beverage and pattern of drinking, including when and where to drink [2]. Alcohol advertisements normalize drinking and encourage consumption in populationsmainly in developing countries-where the prevalence of drinking is historically low.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Before delving into the components of a successful national control program in MMCs, I would like to briefly discuss the dearth in research publications on alcohol use and harm from MMCs. A recent systematic review highlighted the lack of national harm reduction policies against alcohol consumption in the Arab world (all are MMCs) and the low number of studies on alcohol consumption and harm in these countries [2]. According to this review, having an alcohol ban was not the main factor influencing the availability of alcohol-related research in the Arab world.…”
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“…Our paper acknowledged the use of soft resources (noted by Kalema et al . ) and described the dearth of published scientific literature on alcohol policy in MMCs . This lack of quality data would stand in the way of Kalema and colleagues’ suggestion of comparing per capita alcohol consumption of MMCs according to policy types.…”
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