Since for the sales of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines, prescribing physicians are not involved, and written instructions on/in the medicine boxes are inefficient, druggists and pharmacists are important gatekeepers in preventing customers’ accidents. In this study we investigated the sales...

The availability of alcohol in general is the most important predictor of alcohol consumption and alcohol abuse in adolescents. Alcohol availability can divided into economic (alcohol prices and discounts), physical (number of alcohol outlets, opening hours), legal (age limits on drinking and...

Aim To explore determinants that predict parental support for governmental alcohol control policies in the Netherlands.Method A questionnaire was administered among 1550 parents, containing six possible predictors to explain support for alcohol control policies.Results Parental support can be...