Cost-effectiveness of preventive interventions to reduce alcohol consumption in Denmark.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Excessive alcohol consumption increases the risk of many diseases and injuries, and the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study estimated that 6% of the burden of disease in Denmark is due to alcohol consumption. Alcohol consumption thus places a considerable economic burden on society.

Methods

We analysed the cost-effectiveness of six interventions aimed at preventing alcohol abuse in the adult Danish population: 30% increased taxation, increased minimum legal drinking age, advertisement bans, limited hours of retail sales, and brief and longer individual interventions. Potential health effects were evaluated as changes in incidence, prevalence and mortality of alcohol-related diseases and injuries. Net costs were calculated as the sum of intervention costs and cos

SUBMITTER: Holm AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3914889 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature