Fuzzy Modeling for the Dynamics of Alcohol-Related Health Risks with Changing Behaviors via Cultural Beliefs

Table 1

Model parameters and their description.

Symbol	Descriptions
	Per capita recruitment rate
	The proportion of recruitment joining the protected population
	Natural mortality rate
	Force of peer influence to induce drinking
	The measure of influence of the risky individuals
	The contact rate between a susceptible member and a drinker necessary to convince the susceptible member to drink
	The chances of becoming an alcoholic after successful influence of a moderate-risk drinker
	The chances of becoming an alcoholic after successful influence of a high-risk drinker
	The proportion of susceptible individual recruited to the low-risk drinking population
	The rate at which recovered individuals join susceptible compartment
	The rate at which susceptible population joins protected compartment
	Virtual protection wane rate
	The rate at which low-risk population joins protected compartment
	The rate at which moderate-risk population joins protected compartment
	The rate at which high-risk population joins protected compartment
	Progressive rate from low to moderate risk compartments
	Progressive rate from moderate- to high-risk compartments
	Recovery rate for moderate-risk population
	Alcohol-induced fatality rate
	Recovery rate for high-risk population