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Alcohol and Violence: Exploring Patterns and Responses (937 KB .pdf)
This monograph explores the association between alcohol and violence, and contributes to the dialogue on appropriate and effective responses.
ICAP Five Year Report (103 KB .pdf)
In February 2000, in order to report on its first five years of existence and frame the way forward, ICAP produced the report entitled A New Force for Health.
International Center for Alcohol Policies: The First Ten Years (1,084 KB .pdf)
This ten year report revisits some of ICAP's past achievements and considers challenges for the future. Click here to learn more about how ICAP marked its ten year anniversary.
Alcohol policies in context: international perspectives - 1995 to 2015 (575 KB .pdf)
Alcohol policy has long been an arena of great activity, controversy and change, perhaps because it most accurately reflects the evolving social, cultural, political and public health perspectives of communities, cultures, countries, and governments. This Just-drinks.com management briefing, released in June 2005, presents an informed look forward at this evolving policy landscape. Based on a survey marking the International Center for Alcohol Policy's tenth anniversary, this briefing presents the views of ICAP's senior consultants around the globe, on alcohol policy over the last ten years, a look forward to 2015, and presents examples of progress across the world.
What Drives Underage Drinking? An International Analysis (827 KB .pdf)
This report, released in 2004, explores the basis of underage drinking from epidemiological, biomedical and cultural perspectives and reviews their implications for future research, education and government policy. It consists of three scientific papers, followed by three commentaries. The authors of the papers and commentaries are from Bolivia, France, Japan, UK and USA. The main purpose of the report is to demonstrate the complexity of underage and youthful drinking and the many different factors that need to be taken into account in designing appropriate responses. The report will be of interest to all those concerned with young people?s drinking. Although it does not offer specific recommendations, it provides essential background material from perspectives that are seldom considered in relation to each other.
Industry Views on Beverage Alcohol Advertising and Marketing, with Special Reference to Young People (619 KB .pdf)
ICAP was invited by the World Health Organization to prepare a paper in 2002 summarizing the ethical position of its industry sponsors against targeting under-aged consumers and supporting the promotion of only responsible drinking patterns. This paper, which served as a background contribution to a WHO technical meeting in Valencia, Spain, discusses the lack of sufficient evidence to support an association between advertising and levels or patterns of drinking, as well as industry efforts towards self-regulation and social responsibility. ICAP offers suggestions for possible areas of partnership with WHO to combat alcohol problems among young people.
NOTE: The above link represents the document in full, while a version which does not contain Annexes, and is thus of much smaller file size (111 KB) , is available here.
Alcohol Policy Through Partnership: Is the Glass Half-Empty or Half-Full? (348 KB .pdf)
An International Survey of Policy Makers, 2002.
In the spring of 2002, ICAP surveyed Ministers of Health, Directors General of Health Services and key policy professionals in national governments, quasi-governmental bodies and other national entities responsible for developing and implementing alcohol policy in countries around the world. The objective of the survey was to identify priority areas for policy development, and to track perspectives on alcohol policy. Official responses from 48 nations representing every geographic region of the world are included in the results and the lessons learned will serve as a benchmark for future policy questionnaires and for the development of policy approaches tailored to the needs of different cultures, populations and drinking practices.
For a critical review of the survey, please click here.
Dublin Principles (36 KB .pdf)
The Dublin Principles represent a first step towards defining the ethical issues surrounding collaboration between researchers, public health, the beverage alcohol industry and other groups. Adopted by consensus by an international group of experts in 1997, they provide a framework for cooperation while at the same time safeguarding transparency.
The Geneva Partnership on Alcohol: Towards a Global Charter (402 KB .pdf)
In May 2000, ICAP convened an international meeting to agree on a draft charter on alcohol policy. This meeting was the culmination of two years of input and commentary from meetings and postal consultation involving over 200 individuals from around the world. The document, The Geneva Partnership on Alcohol – Towards a Global Charter, is intended as a policy tool to assist in alcohol policy development at the international, national and local level.
Alcohol Policy Development: Partnership in Practice (103 KB .pdf)
Drafted in 2002, this booklet gives a summary of the steps that can be taken locally in the process of developing policy, with suggestions as to how ICAP can provide practical assistance.
Creating Alcohol Polices for the 21st Century: A Best Practice Approach (154 KB .pdf)
Updated in 2002, this booklet summarizes the approach developed by ICAP and gives an annotated list of the materials that ICAP has available to help in policy development.
A Suggested Framework for Responsibility (43 KB .pdf)
The sponsors of ICAP have identified a series of suggested steps which they believe will assist in developing meaningful alcohol policies, promoting responsible drinking and helping to combat abuse of beverage alcohol in emerging markets. These steps are outlined in A Suggested Framework for Responsibility. The role of the alcohol beverage industry in emerging markets and the efforts they have made to combat abuse are more fully discussed in Chapter 13 of Alcohol and Emerging Markets: Patterns, Problems and Responses.
Self-Regulation and Alcohol: A Toolkit for Emerging Markets and the Developing World (93 KB .pdf)
This 'how to' manual gives an overview of self-regulation including those elements which make up an effective self-regulatory system for alcohol beverages. Using concrete examples, its aim is to assist those countries in the developing world and emerging markets who may be interested in establishing self-regulation for alcohol beverages and offers a model code of practice for the marketing and promotion of these products. The toolkit was updated in 2002.
Learning About Drinking Letters (166 KB .pdf)
In conjunction with the publication in early 2001 of the volume, Learning About Drinking, ICAP gathered and published a series of letters later in the year, written by individuals in the alcohol-studies field worldwide, addressed to young people and offering advice about alcohol. Our hope is that this compilation of different approaches from around the world may be helpful to parents and other guardians as they discuss alcohol with young people in their charge.
Creating Alcohol Policies for the 21st Century: A Building Block Action Checklist (4,485 KB .pdf)
This document provides a stepwise approach that can be used to develop alcohol policies at the local, national or international level. It guides the user from assessing the current status of alcohol issues to implementation and evaluation of strategies. January 2001.
A New Force for Health (103 KB .pdf)
In 2000, Marcus Grant prepared a five year review of ICAP and its work.
Annotated Bibliography of Alcohol Terminology (133 KB .pdf)
This bibliography, produced in 1997, contains annotated references identified through a brief systematic survey of key informants from around the world. Included are dictionaries, lexicons, thesauruses, encyclopedias and other sources, which either focus specifically on alcohol issues, or which include significant sections on alcohol.
CSAP/ICAP Working Papers and Appendix (202 KB .pdf)
A major obstacle to dialogue in alcohol policy is the use of emotionally charged and polarized language. In an effort to bridge this gap, the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) and the International Center for Alcohol Policies (ICAP) brought together a joint working group in over the course of four years to review terminology currently in use and to attempt to bring about greater consensus. The Working Papers and Appendix, published in 1998, are the result of a process of consensus building in which all parties participated as equals.
Alcohol and Violence in Perspective (130 KB .pdf)
This short paper, written in 1997, reviews the scientific understanding of the relationship between between alcohol and violence. It offers general comments on the complexity of this relationship and also suggests future directions. Extensive endnotes are provided for further readings. Two additional documents are included with this analysis. First, is the "ICAP Sponsors' Statement on Violence" which outlines the Board's beliefs about violence based on the literature review and suggestions for moving ahead. The second document is a list of ICAP Sponsors' Partnerships on the issue of violence.
Defining Beneficial Patterns of Alcohol Consumption (207 KB .pdf)
This paper, released in 1998, examines some of the recognized beneficial effects of alcohol consumption and describes a recent survey on benefits conducted among a group of sixty clinicians from 17 countries (Saunders, 1998) who were asked to describe patterns of drinking that they considered to confer benefit. The results of the survey are presented as they apply to the general adult population. The description of beneficial patterns is intended to take into account cultural differences. It also offers a way in which either benefit or harm from alcohol can be conceptualized and which can aid in developing policies and intervention approaches that minimize harm and mazimize the benefits associated with drinking.
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