Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Bull World Health Organ. 2013 Apr 1;91(4):270-6. doi: 10.2471/BLT.12.107318. Epub 2013 Jan 22.
In China, alcohol consumption is increasing faster than anywhere else in the world. A steady increase in alcohol production has also been observed in the country, together with a rise in alcohol-related harm. Despite these trends, China's policies on the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages are weak compared with those of other countries in Asia. Weakest of all are its policies on taxation, drink driving laws, alcohol sale to minors and marketing licenses. The authors of this descriptive paper draw attention to the urgent need for public health professionals and government officials in China to prioritize population surveillance, research and interventions designed to reduce alcohol use disorders. They describe China's current alcohol policies and recent trends in alcohol-related harm and highlight the need for health officials to conduct a thorough policy review from a public health perspective, using as a model the World Health Organization's global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol.
在中国，酒精消费的增长速度比世界上任何其他地方都快。该国的酒精产量也在稳步增长，同时与酒精相关的危害也在上升。尽管存在这些趋势，但与亚洲其他国家相比，中国关于酒类销售和消费的政策仍然薄弱。最薄弱的是其税收政策、酒后驾车法律、向未成年人出售酒精和营销许可政策。本文作者提请中国的公共卫生专业人员和政府官员注意，迫切需要优先重视人口监测、旨在减少酒精使用障碍的研究和干预措施。他们描述了中国目前的酒精政策和最近与酒精相关的危害趋势，并强调卫生官员需要从公共卫生的角度对政策进行全面审查，以世界卫生组织的全球减少有害酒精使用战略为蓝本。
