Effect of Changing Alcohol Laws in Iceland on Suicide Rates
After the legalization of strong beer in 1989 in Iceland, the decrease in consumption of spirits was accompanied by a decrease in the suicide rate.
| Published in: | Psychological Reports |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publications
1999
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1999.84.3c.1158 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.2466/pr0.1999.84.3c.1158 |
| Summary: | After the legalization of strong beer in 1989 in Iceland, the decrease in consumption of spirits was accompanied by a decrease in the suicide rate. |
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