Small bottles – huge problem? A new phase of Poland’s ongoing alcohol epidemic

Witold Zatoński; Iwona Młoźniak; Mateusz Zatoński; Łukasz Gruszczyński

doi:10.5114/jhi.2019.87842

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Special paper

Small bottles – huge problem? A new phase of Poland’s ongoing alcohol epidemic

Witold A. Zatoński

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Iwona Młoźniak

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Mateusz Zatoński

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Łukasz Gruszczyński

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Health Promotion Foundation, Nadarzyn, Poland
European Observatory of Health Inequalities, the President Stanisław Wojciechowski State University of Applied Sciences in Kalisz, Poland
Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Poland
Tobacco Control Research Group, Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, UK
Institute of Law Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
Hungarian Academy of Sciences Centre for Social Sciences Institute for Legal Studies, Budapest, Hungary

J Health Inequal 2019; 5 (1): 86-88

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/jhi.2019.87842

Online publish date: 2019/07/31

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Alcohol consumption remains the leading cause of morbidity and premature mortality of young and middle-aged adults in Poland. Both vodka and beer consumption levels have increased in Poland in the last 15 years due to alcohol tax decreases and lax marketing laws. In 2008 the Polish spirits industry began promoting a new format of vodka drinking – small vodka bottles (SVBs). This article outlines the rapidly growing popularity of SVBs and their impact on alcohol consumption patterns in Poland. It also suggests some reasons underlying the growth of the SVB market, including easy availability, wide range of choices, convenience, and low prices. It concludes with a call for independent research that could help better understand, and effectively address, this new phase of Poland’s alcohol epidemic.

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vodka, spirits, alcohol control, life expectancy, commercial determinants of health

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Small bottles – huge problem? A new phase of Poland’s ongoing alcohol epidemic

Witold A. Zatoński 1, 2 , Iwona Młoźniak 1, 3 , Mateusz Zatoński 1, 2, 4 , Łukasz Gruszczyński 5, 6

vodka, spirits, alcohol control, life expectancy, commercial determinants of health

Witold A. Zatoński

^{1, 2}

,

Iwona Młoźniak

^{1, 3}

,

Mateusz Zatoński

^{1, 2, 4}

,

Łukasz Gruszczyński

^{5, 6}