There is no simple threshold between the experience of drinking and the pleasure it can bring on the one hand and the pain and suffering caused by alcohol abuse on the other. But if we are to understand the role of alcohol in society, then at the very least we need to acknowledge the pleasure as well as the pain. Alcohol and Pleasure aims to bring together existing knowledge on the role of pleasure in drinking and determine whether the concept is useful for scientific understanding and policy consideration.

Contents:
Part I: Pleasure and Health, Part II: Pleasure and Alcohol Cross-Culturally, Part III: Alcohol and Medical, Psychological, and Social Helth, Part IV: Drinking Expectations and Contexts, Part V: Pleasure and Alcohol Policy, Part VI Conclusions.

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