alcohol consumption

The International Alcohol Control Study: Methodology and Implementation

Scientific article

2 January 2018

Abstract Introduction and Aims The International Alcohol Control (IAC) Study is a multi‐country collaborative project to assess patterns of alcohol consumption and the impact of alcohol control policy. The aim of this paper is to report the...

Alcohol Policy in Practice 2018

11 September 2018

Bath

United Kingdom

The UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies has announced that its 5th annual Alcohol Policy in Practice course will be held in Bath, UK, from 11 - 13th Sept 2018.

Policy Approaches for Regulating Alcohol Marketing in a Global Context: A Public Health Perspective

Scientific article

Abstract Alcohol consumption is responsible for 3.3 million deaths globally or nearly 6% of all deaths. Alcohol use contributes to both communicable and noncommunicable diseases, as well as violence and injuries. The purpose of this review...

2018 Congress of the International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism (ISBRA)

9 September 2018

Kyoto

Japan

Alcohol is raising serious health and social concerns across the globe. According to the WHO Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health in 2014, the harmful use of alcohol is a component cause of more than 200 disease and injury conditions. In 2012, around 3.3 million deaths, or 5.9% of all global deaths, were attributable to alcohol consumption.

Worrying Substance Use Trends among over 50s

News

In 2011, the Royal College of Psychiatrists advised that over 50s should not exceed more than 11 units of alcohol a week, compared with 14 for the rest of the adult population, due to age-related physiological and metabolic changes. Since...

Is There a Link between Personality and Exposure to Second-Hand Harms from Alcohol Consumption?

Scientific article

1 August 2017

‘Second-hand harm’ from alcohol use can include accidents and/or violence, interrupted sleep, destruction of property, relationship and/or financial problems. While previous research has found that as much as 70% of undergraduate students...

Parents Are a Key Influence on Teenage Drinking Habits, Study Finds

Scientific article

31 July 2017

A new study that provides details of drinking habits and influential factors among Australian teenagers appears in the latest edition of the academic journal BMC Public Health. The investigation’s findings notably include: Most students had...

Alcohol Interventions in Primary Care Settings: What Works, What Doesn’t and What's Next?

Book

23 June 2017

This week saw the seminar launch at Edinburgh’s Royal College of Physicians of two key reports on alcohol interventions in primary care settings published by the Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) in collaboration with the...

Moderate Alcohol Consumption as Risk Factor for Adverse Brain Outcomes and Cognitive Decline

Scientific article

6 June 2017

Abstract Objectives: To investigate whether moderate alcohol consumption has a favourable or adverse association or no association with brain structure and function. Design: Observational cohort study with weekly alcohol intake and...

Preventing Violence Through Alcohol Consumption Reduction Measures

Book

13 June 2017

The World Health Organization has released a series of briefings on violence prevention. Of particular interest is Chapter 3: Preventing Violence by Reducing Availability and Harmful Use of Alcohol. ‘Harmful use of alcohol is a major...

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