An Analysis Of The Efficacy Of Alcohol Regulations And The Incompetence Of The Laws To Prevent Alcohol Misuse
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Alcohol use disorder has been rather rampant across the world. So much so that both the DSM-5 and ICD-11 categorize it as a disorder that needs to be kept in check. In this research, the authors embark on a two-way streak. At one place, we examine what is being done internationally to prevent this misuse of alcohol, and at the other, we examine the rather incompetence that the Government of India has shown in dealing with alcohol misuse. Recognition can be given to the fact that through various financial and taxation narratives, alcohol is made to be deterred, but when alcohol-centric ailments' prevention and deterrence are asked about, the very lack of reduction-aimed laws makes this effort rather futile. This study provides a critical analysis of this conjunction
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