Various organisations and agencies can play a role, in particular the various levels of government, the health-care system and all the relevant organisations. People who drink a lot and use alcohol as a problem solver will not stop drinking and may consume cheaper alcohol of inferior quality. Obviously if prices increase, the lowest income categories come off worst. Various types of harm-reduction activities can be employed in the traffic sector. Random breath testing is another possibility.
Early recognition can prevent enormous problems.
An important contribution can be made by addiction treatment centres and by primary health care. Of course, the various methods are accompanied by problems with respect to sensitivity and specificity. The effect of general practitioners advice to heavy drinking men. Bruun, K., Edwards, G., Lumio, M. et al. Alcohol control polices in public health perspective.