[Scandinavian alcohol policy. Inconvenience or prevention?].

Both the occurrence of alcohol-related disorders and the effect of alcohol control policies on the level of alcohol consumption are well documented. Experience in the absence of restrictions has shown that price control, age limits, restricted availability, and other measures in fact have significant effects. As alignment with the European Community will probably limit the possibility of using price as an instrument of alcohol control, it will be important to preserve other methods of minimising alcohol consumption, and to promote public understanding and support of general alcohol control measures.