Ireb is an N.G.O. created in 1971 by in responible producers of alcoholic beverages. These producers are extremely concerned by the use (or the misuse) which is made with their products and hare together a common concern.
Their aim is to improve the knowledge of the different mechanisms of installation of an exessive consumption and to give some information to the actors of prevention.

Scientific committee

Around Marie Choquet, a scientific committee scientific committee composed of unpaid members determines the big of the scientific alcoholic research in various fieds: medical, biological, anthropological, sociological, psychiatric, statistical.
It provides advice and a guarantee of scientific competence.

Activities

The researchers who receive grants to work in the field of alcoholic research are often working in laboratories with a team. They choose themselves their subjects and if the scientific committee agrees with, the grants are allocated.