Alcohol industry arguments for putting profit before health in the midst of a pandemic: The Western Australian experience.

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  • Author(s): Keric D;Keric D; Stafford J; Stafford J; Stafford J
  • Source:
    Drug and alcohol review [Drug Alcohol Rev] 2021 Feb; Vol. 40 (2), pp. 201-204. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Aug 27.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Country of Publication: Australia NLM ID: 9015440 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1465-3362 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 09595236 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Drug Alcohol Rev Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: Original Publication: Abingdon, Oxfordshire, U.K. : Carfax Pub. Co.,
    • Subject Terms:
      COVID-19* ; Health Policy* ; Industry* ; Public Health*; Alcoholic Beverages/*legislation & jurisprudence ; Commerce/*legislation & jurisprudence; Humans ; Public Policy ; SARS-CoV-2 ; State Government ; Western Australia
    • Abstract:
      In an effort to limit the impact of alcohol on the Western Australian (WA) health system during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the WA Government introduced temporary restrictions on takeaway alcohol purchases for several weeks in March and April 2020. In response, alcohol industry representatives encouraged the WA Government to remove the restrictions and replace them with a voluntary alcohol industry initiative. We looked at alcohol industry representatives' comments in media and online publications during this period. We found that the industry framed alcohol as an essential product, focused on the impact of the restrictions on WA businesses and framed the restrictions as complex and ineffective. The themes and arguments we identified are commonly used by the alcohol industry and are not unique to the pandemic. The alcohol industry's response to the COVID-19 restrictions in Australia provides a unique case study of how the alcohol industry attempts to interfere in public health policy.
      (© 2020 Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs.)
    • References:
      PLoS Med. 2013;10(4):e1001431. (PMID: 23630458)
      Drug Alcohol Rev. 2020 Jul;39(5):435-440. (PMID: 32483882)
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: COVID-19; alcohol drinking; industry; pandemics; policy
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20200828 Date Completed: 20210211 Latest Revision: 20221005
    • Publication Date:
      20221213
    • Accession Number:
      PMC7461368
    • Accession Number:
      10.1111/dar.13147
    • Accession Number:
      32853408