The economic costs of alcohol consumption in Thailand, 2006

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Montarat Thavorncharoensap · Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program

Yot Teerawattananon · Ministry of Public Health

Jomkwan Yothasamut · Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program

Chanida Lertpitakpong · Ministry of Public Health

Khannika Thitiboonsuwan · Mahidol University

Prapag Neramitpitagkul · Ministry of Public Health

Usa Chaikledkaew

Abstract

Alcohol imposes a substantial economic burden on Thai society, and according to these findings, the Thai government needs to pay significantly more attention to implementing more effective alcohol policies/interventions in order to reduce the negative consequences associated with alcohol.

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Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis

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Published in: BMC Public Health

Volume 10, Issue 1, pp. 323-323

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-323

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The economic costs of alcohol consumption in Thailand, 2006

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