'Everyone Has the Right to Drink Beer': A Stakeholder Analysis of Challenges to Youth Alcohol Harm-Reduction Policies in Lebanon
| العنوان: | 'Everyone Has the Right to Drink Beer': A Stakeholder Analysis of Challenges to Youth Alcohol Harm-Reduction Policies in Lebanon |
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| المؤلفون: | Ali Chalak, Lilian A. Ghandour, Rima Afifi, Nasser Yassin, Aida El-Aily, Rima Nakkash, Sirine Anouti, Sara Chehab |
| المصدر: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 16 Issue 16 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 16, Iss 16, p 2874 (2019) |
| بيانات النشر: | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019. |
| سنة النشر: | 2019 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Adolescent, Alcohol Drinking, Status quo, Alcohol industry, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, media_common.quotation_subject, 030508 substance abuse, Poison control, lcsh:Medicine, alcohol advertising, alcohol industry, Arab, Article, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Government Agencies, Harm Reduction, Stakeholder Participation, Political science, Stakeholder analysis, Humans, Industry, 030212 general & internal medicine, Lebanon, Driving Under the Influence, health care economics and organizations, media_common, Marketing, Harm reduction, Organizations, youth, business.industry, alcohol, Corporate governance, Health Policy, lcsh:R, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Beer, Public relations, alcohol control policy, drinking and driving, Alcohol advertising, Thematic analysis, 0305 other medical science, business |
| الوصف: | Background: Alcohol use is a major risk factor in premature death and disability, especially among youth. Evidence-based policies to prevent and control the detrimental effect of alcohol use have been recommended. In countries with weak alcohol control policies&mdash such as Lebanon, stakeholder analysis provides critical information to influence policy interventions. This paper assesses the views of stakeholders regarding a national alcohol harm reduction policy for youth. Methods: We interviewed a total of 22 key stakeholders over a period of 8 months in 2015. Stakeholders were selected purposively, to include representatives of governmental and non-governmental organizations and industry that could answer questions related to core intervention areas: affordability, availability, regulation of marketing, and drinking and driving. We analyzed interview transcripts using thematic analysis. Results: Three themes emerged: Inadequacy of current alcohol control policies weak governance and disregard for rule of law as a determinant of the status quo and diverting of responsibility towards &lsquo other&rsquo stakeholders. In addition, industry representatives argued against evidence-based policies using time-worn strategies identified globally. Conclusions: Our findings indicate that alcohol harm reduction policies are far from becoming a policy priority in Lebanon. There is a clear need to shift the narrative from victim blaming to structural conditions. |
| وصف الملف: | application/pdf |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1660-4601 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph16162874 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::41dafaa44188586efe0f0379fc1f673d |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi.dedup.....41dafaa44188586efe0f0379fc1f673d |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 16604601 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph16162874 |