Search for dissertations about: "alcohol availability"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 24 swedish dissertations containing the words alcohol availability.

  2. 6. Alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harm among young people : studies of the recent experience in Sweden

    Author : Johan Svensson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: The starting point for this thesis was the unexpected development in recent trends in youth drinking and harm in Sweden which seemed to question some basic assumptions of the total consumption model. For example, rapidly falling youth consumption and rising non-drinking rates were seen despite higher availability and increasing population drinking. READ MORE

  4. 7. Caring, Sharing, and Childbearing : Essays on Labor Supply, Infant Health, and Family Policies

    Author : Anna Norén; Erik Grönqvist; Matz Dahlberg; Katarina Steen Carlsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Informal care; Elderly; Labor supply; Alcohol prevention; Brief intervention; AUDIT; Antenatal care; Child health; Childcare; Parental leave; Gender equality; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : Essay I: I study the consequences on labor market outcomes and sick leave of having an elderly parent in need of care. Caring for an elderly parent may be associated with opportunity costs such as productivity loss on the labor market if informal caregivers are of working age. READ MORE

  5. 8. The gut-brain axis and alcohol-mediated behaviours: the amylin story

    Author : Aimilia Lydia Kalafateli; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; reward; mesolimbic dopamine system; addiction; calcitonin; IAPP;

    Abstract : Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a complex neuropsychiatric disorder with high rates of mortality and morbidity. The currently available pharmacotherapies show varied efficacy, leading to the investigation of new neurochemical targets for alcohol. READ MORE

  6. 9. Local alcohol prevention in Sweden : construction of a prevention index and assessments of prevention effects on consumption and harm

    Author : Tony Nilsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: Over the past 15–20 years, local alcohol and drug prevention has developed substantially in Sweden. This has largely been a planned strategy from the national level with channels through to the regional level and down to the local level, which should be seen as a reaction to Sweden joining the European Union in 1995. READ MORE

  7. 10. Reaching out : internet-based self-assessment of problematic substance use with personalized feedback

    Author : Kristina Sinadinovic; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: Effective treatment methods for reducing problematic substance use exist for delivery by professional treatment providers. However, they are highly underutilized since the vast majority of the substance users never seek professional help for their problematic use. READ MORE