Participatory approaches to reaching the Sustainable Development Goals: Estonia: a multipronged alcohol policy involving all levels of society

Overview

Estonia has implemented a comprehensive, multipronged approach to the reduction of alcohol consumption in the population, comprising a series of successful policy responses. The Estonian alcohol strategy, adopted in 2014, builds on the Global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol (‎and the European action plan to reduce the harmful use of alcohol 2012–2010. It aims to decrease the overall yearly consumption of alcohol among the adult population to less than 8 litres of absolute alcohol per capita. Gathering support across society from a range of stakeholders, including policy-makers, researchers, parents and advocates, has been one of the key elements in the implementation of the policy.