alcohol

Addressing Alcohol Use Practice Manual

Book

Risky alcohol use, defined as any level of alcohol consumption which increases the risk of harm to oneself or others, is both a substance use disorder and medical issue. Recognized as one of the leading preventable causes of death, risky...

Adolescents Most Susceptible to Addiction, Study Finds

Scientific article

20 July 2017

The developmental stage from adolescence to adult is often associated with a greater vulnerability to addictions than at any other point during the human life cycle. Suggested reasons for this include: Genetic predisposition Poor impulse...

Long-Term Effects of the Strong African American Families Programme on Youths’ Alcohol Use

Scientific article

12 July 2010

Long-term results from an alcohol use prevention programme developed for poor black US families with 11-year-old children reinforce the potential of an approach which engages parents and children to improve parenting and change the children...

Helping Patients Who Drink Too Much: A Clinician’s Guide

Book

1 July 2016

Introduction This Guideis written for primary care and mental health clinicians. It has been produced by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA),a component of the National Institutes of Health, with guidance from...

Effectiveness Bank Matrix Bite: Treatment Systems to Reduce Alcohol-Related Crime and Safeguard the Community

Book

12 July 2017

Final cell of the Alcohol Treatment Matrix. The theme is set by an Australian review which argues that despite radically different starting points, criminal justice and treatment systems must collaborate to deliver treatment. We invite you...

Moving Thailand’s Mountain of Alcohol-Related Harm

News

Few low- and middle-income countries have done so much to protect their citizens from alcohol-related harms, but Thailand still faces challenges. Apiradee Treerutkuarkul reports. Today Thailand is one of the few developing countries with...

Alcohol and Cannabis: Comparing their Adverse Health Effects and Regulatory Regimes

Scientific article

28 November 2016

ABSTRACT The claim that the adverse health effects of cannabis are much less serious than those of alcohol has been central to the case for cannabis legalisation. Regulators in US states that have legalised cannabis have adopted regulatory...

Organisational Functioning and Alcohol Treatment in the Criminal Justice System

Book

28 June 2017

This cell in the Alcohol Treatment Matrix explores the influence of an organisation’s structures and processes on how well it delivers treatment for drinking problems in criminal justice and allied settings. In the context of a market which...

Alcohol Salud Pública y Responsabilidad Social en América Latina

Book

1 February 2017

PREFACIO Ilana Pinsky Luego de muchos años de investigación en el área de publicidad del alcohol, incluye varias publicaciones en revistas científicas y libros, un grupo de investigadores se fue formando en Brasil y nos encontramos con el...

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...