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By Philip J. Cook. 262 pp., illustrated. Princeton, NJ, Princeton University Press, 2007. $35. ISBN 978-0-691-12520-6.

Alcohol is one of the most widely enjoyed — and abused — drugs in the United States. It is a part of the mainstream U.S. culture. What could be more American than having a beer and a hot dog at a baseball game? Moreover, of all drugs of abuse, alcohol also has the dubious distinction of offering health benefits when it is consumed in moderation. These characteristics and more make alcohol control policies a hard sell in the United States.

In Paying the Tab, Philip J. Cook offers a comprehensive historical, economic, and public policy perspective on alcohol control policies . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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