alcohol

Alcohol-associated bowel disease: new insights into pathogenesis

Scientific article

18 August 2023

Abstract Excessive alcohol drinking can cause pathological changes including carcinogenesis in the digestive tract from mouth to large intestine, but the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. In this review, we discuss the effects...

Trends in Alcohol-Related Deaths by Sex in the US, 1999-2020

Scientific article

28 July 2023

Abstract Importance Alcohol consumption rates have been increasing among women in the US, which may affect mortality rates and sex gaps. Therefore, conducting a comprehensive assessment of sex differences in alcohol-related deaths is...

New rule in New Zealand requires warning on all packaged alcohol

News

A new rule will require all packaged alcohol being sold to have warnings on the label about the harm it can cause to unborn babies. The food safety agency says the move is supported by advice from doctors, midwives, the Ministry of Health...

National Drug Treatment Reporting System 2022: Alcohol Treatment Demand

Booklet

In this bulletin, data on treated problem alcohol use for the year 2022 are presented, followed by trends for the seven-year period from 2016 to 2022. The data are from the National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS), the national...

South African Addiction Medicine Society Symposium 2023

18 August 2023

Century City, Cape Town

South Africa

2023 South African Addiction Medicine Society (SAAMS) Symposium is organised by Velocity Vision and will be held from Aug 18 - 19, 2023 at Cape town, South Africa. The Symposium is dedicated to the promotion of evidence-based addictions care.

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How have governments communicated UK alcohol duty policy changes?

Book

Pricing, including taxation, is a key tool to address harm from alcohol and is identified by the World Health Organization as a ‘best buy’ policy (meaning it is both effective in reducing harm and cost-effective). However alcohol was 72%...

LGBTQ+ People and Alcohol

Book

This briefing provides a summary of alcohol consumption, alcohol harm, alcohol treatment, and gaps in knowledge regarding alcohol use among LGBTQ+ people. It uses the acronym LGBTQ+ to include lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer...

Association Between Daily Alcohol Intake and Risk of All-Cause Mortality A Systematic Review and Meta-analyses

Scientific article

31 March 2023

Abstract Importance A previous meta-analysis of the association between alcohol use and all-cause mortality found no statistically significant reductions in mortality risk at low levels of consumption compared with lifetime nondrinkers...

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder - Bending the Trajectory, Douglas Waite, M.D., FAAP, National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare’s (NCSACW) webinar

13 June 2023

Washington, DC

United States

Tuesday, June 13, 2023, 3 - 4 p.m. ET
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Common developmental trajectories and clinical identification of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: A synthesis of the literature

Scientific article

3 April 2023

At an estimated prevalence of up to five percent in the general population, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are the most common neurodevelopmental disorder, at least if not more prevalent than autism (2.3%). Despite this prevalence...