ALCOHOL RELATED HARM Implications for Public Health and Policy in India ALCOHOL RELATED HARM: Implications for public health and policy in India Gururaj G Pratima Murthy Girish N Rao Vivek Benegal Professor and Head Professor of Psychiatry Associate Professor Additional Professor Department of Chief, Centre for Department of of Psychiatry Epidemiology Addiction Medicine Epidemiology Centre for Addiction Medicine NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH & NEURO SCIENCES (DEEMED UNIVERSITY) BANGALORE - 560 029 Title: Alcohol related harm: Implications for public health and policy in India Copyright: National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore. ISBN No: 81-86428-00-X NIMHANS publication No: 73 Year of publication: 2011 Suggested citation: Gururaj G, Pratima Murthy, Girish N & Benegal V. Alcohol related harm: Implications for public health and policy in India, Publication No. 73, NIMHANS, Bangalore, India 2011. Key words: Alcohol; mortality; morbidity; psychosocial impact; economic impact; alcohol policies; programs; alcohol control; interventions. Address for correspondence: Dr. Gururaj G Dr. Pratima Murthy Professor and Head Professor of Psychiatry Department of Epidemiology Chief, Centre for Addiction Medicine WHO Collaborating Centre for OR NIMHANS, Bangalore - 560 029 Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Email:
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[email protected] [email protected] Cover page designed by: Vivek Benegal The opinions expressed in this report are those of the authors alone. This report is published with financial support from grants to the Centre for Addiction Medicine, NIMHANS ( Regional Resource Centre for South India ) CONTENTS Pg. No. Acknowledgements Foreword - 1 i Foreword - 2 iii Preface v Executive Summary vii 1.