The prevention of alcoholism and economic alcoholism

In this paper the author presents the social-health approach to the prevention of alcoholism which was recommended by the Liquor Regulations Committee of the Saskatchewan Legislature. This approach very strongly suggested the need for a pricing policy to reduce overall alcohol consumption and thereby reduce alcoholism. The paper deals with the Erroll Committee's references to pricing policy. The author concludes with reference to the government-industrial complex which must be overcome if alcoholism is to be controlled in North America and expresses concern that we have entered an era of “economic alcoholism” in North America.