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Objectives : This study was to examine the perception of alcohol-related problems and alcohol policies of the professionals. This study had two specific purposes. Firstly, it compared the perception on alcohol-related problems and causes of heavy drinking, necessity, agreement, effectiveness and resistibility about national alcohol policies of the professionals in alcohol study area. Secondly, it compared how the perception on alcohol-related problems and causes of heavy drinking have an influence on the necessity, agreement,effectiveness and resistibility about alcohol national policies of the professionals. Methods : Data had been collected through the email questionnaire from 31 professionals from 1 October 2011 to 15 October. Male was 19 (61.2%) and female was 12 (38.8%) among respondents. Results : First, the professionals agreed that alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems of Korean are considerably serious. In addition, rather than national alcohol policies, drinking culture is regarded as a dominant factor which lead to a heavy drinking by them. Second, a reduction effect in alcohol consumption and an institutional suitability were considered as key points for an establishment of alcohol control policies among other factors. Third, the professionals in alcohol study gave their assent to the most of alcohol policies very much. Above all else, they were in favor of the restrictions on drinking in the public places the most. And then random drunk driving checks, improvement of retail outlet system, education on moderation in drink, and health promotion tax charges on alcohol were followed in order. Fourth, alcohol policies such as retail outlet system, sale for a limited time, public drinking restrictions, limitation of on-premise were expected as it would make a eye-opening reduction effect, while it would arouse a high resistibility. Fifth, alcohol policies such as price increase and health promotion levy are expected not to be effective for a decrease of alcohol consumption, at the same time it was expected to bring about a high resistibility. Sixth, alcohol policies such as education on moderation in drink, publicity for moderation in drink, support for alcohol-free events or occasions, alcohol advertizement regulation are expected to be a low alcohol decline effect with a low resistibility. Seventh, the professionals agreed that the more they think the reason of excessive drinking is from the political factors, the more they consider the people should change their thoughts in drink and the government lacks ability to copy with alcohol-related problems. In counterpoint to the preceding passage mentioned, the professionals agreed that the more they think the reason of heavy drinking is from the cultural factors, the more they don't think it is necessary that the people should change their thoughts in drink and the government lacks ability to cope with alcohol-related problems. Conclusion : First, the greater part of cause in heavy drinking was from cultural factors. Therefore, it should be pointed out that the specific and systematic social programs and national alcohol policies must be established to change the present drinking culture in the long term and short term. Second, the Government should set up systematic and evidence-based national alcohol policies for a decrease of alcohol-related problems. Third, in establishing the national alcohol policies, above all else, it should be essential to start out by reduction effect of alcohol consumption and low resistibility of policies. After that, the long-term policies which are expected to have a high resistibility should be established.
