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Absinthe—is its history relevant for current public health?
by Martijn Huisman, Johannes Brug and Johan Mackenbach
International Journal of Epidemiology 2007 36(4): 738-744
Absinthe and Tobacco - a new look at an old problem?
Letter to the Editor by Dirk Lachenmeier and David Nathan-Maister
International Journal of Epidemiology 2008 37: 217-219
by Martijn Huisman, Johannes Brug and Johan Mackenbach
International Journal of Epidemiology 2007 36(4): 738-744
Absinthe and Tobacco - a new look at an old problem?
Letter to the Editor by Dirk Lachenmeier and David Nathan-Maister
International Journal of Epidemiology 2008 37: 217-219
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Abstract
This paper briefly addresses the history of the social experience with absinthe in France during the 19th century and the beginning of
the 20th. We draw on some important parallels of this history with that of smoking to demonstrate that public health threats in the form
of (ill-)health related behaviour recur in different disguises, while the social causes if these threats are left to endure. Probably the most
important of the parallels between absinthe and smoking is their association with social disadvantage. Nevertheless, it appears that it
is not yet fully realized that tackling these threats requires an equity approach.
This paper briefly addresses the history of the social experience with absinthe in France during the 19th century and the beginning of
the 20th. We draw on some important parallels of this history with that of smoking to demonstrate that public health threats in the form
of (ill-)health related behaviour recur in different disguises, while the social causes if these threats are left to endure. Probably the most
important of the parallels between absinthe and smoking is their association with social disadvantage. Nevertheless, it appears that it
is not yet fully realized that tackling these threats requires an equity approach.
