A new AMPHORA: an introduction to the project Alcohol Measures for Public Health Research Alliance

Antoni Gual*, Peter Anderson

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Abstract

The AMPHORA Project is a 4 years project funded by the 7th Framework Programme of the European Commission which aims to contribute with new evidence on scarcely explored or unexplored areas of alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harm in Europe. In this introductory article we describe the background of the Project and its main features. The research areas covered by AMPHORA are wide and diverse. Some of the most relevant are: an update on European epidemiological data; the definition of standard common indicators of alcohol consumption and harm; the measurement of the strength of alcohol policies; the study of contextual determinants of alcohol consumption, the analysis of the impact of marketing on youth; the availability of treatments at a European level; and two areas of harm reduction (contamination of illegal or surrogate alcohols and the reduction of harm in drinking venues).? 2011 The Authors, Addiction ? 2011 Society for the Study of Addiction.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-3
JournalAddiction
Volume106
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2011

Keywords

  • Alcohol policy
  • AMPHORA
  • Europe

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