Selling addictions: Similarities in approaches between Big Tobacco and Big Booze
Selling addictions: Similarities in approaches between Big Tobacco and Big Booze
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DOI：
10.4066/amj.2010.363
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发表时间：
2010-01-01
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通讯作者：
Chikritzhs, Tanya
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作者：
Bond, Laura;Daube, Mike;Chikritzhs, Tanya
本研究的目的是通过酒精行业的文件，确定烟草公司和酒精公司在证据处理和反对公共卫生措施方面的相似之处。方法通过万维网对烟草文件档案进行检索，查找酒类行业文件。在烟草文件档案的搜索字段中输入与酒精相关的搜索词。这些文件显示，酒精和烟草公司密切合作，共享信息，分享类似的担忧，并使用类似的论据来捍卫自己的产品，防止或推迟对其产品的限制。本文提供的证据表明，酒精和烟草公司在许多方面是相似的，并且有余地利用这些相似性来制定更有效的公共卫生方法来解决酒精消费和相关危害。
BackgroundThe purpose of this research was to identify, through alcohol industry documents, similarities between tobacco and alcohol companies in approaches to evidence and counter-arguments to public health measures.MethodA search of the tobacco document archives through the World Wide Web for alcohol industry documents was conducted. Alcohol-related search terms were entered into search fields of the tobacco document archives.ResultsThe documents show that alcohol and tobacco companies have worked closely together, have shared information, share similar concerns and have used similar arguments to defend their products and prevent or delay restrictions being placed on their products.ConclusionThis paper provides evidence that alcohol and tobacco companies are similar in a number of ways and there is scope to use these similarities in developing more effective public health approaches to addressing alcohol consumption and related harms.