New Study: Alcohol Policies to Prevent NCDs Generate Positive Societal Impacts Immediately

Researchers reviewed 49 interventions previously established as cost-effective to identify the earliest possible detectable effect on high-level population health targets. 25 interventions qualified as quick buys, including four alcohol policy solutions.
With an eye on the 2030 SDG deadline, researchers sought to identify, from among the best buys and other recommended interventions, those that can be expected to demonstrate impact on population health within five years or less—and in some cases immediately; these are the quick buys. Notably, the alcohol policy quick buys generate positive effects immediately.