WHA adopts Global Alcohol Action Plan
On Friday 27 May in Geneva, the 75th World Health Assembly (WHA) adopted the WHO Global Alcohol Action Plan 2022-2030, a key global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol.
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Incidence and Progression of Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease After Medical Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorder
Abstract Importance Alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) is one of the most devastating complications of alcohol use disorder (AUD), an increasingly prevalent condition. Medical addiction therapy for AUD may play a role in protecting...
Cognitive impairment and alcohol dependence, clinical implications
By way of conclusion, it could be said that brain damage caused by excessive alcohol consumption (ARBD) is dimensional, from mild deterioration to dementia. In any case, ARBD worsens the response to treatment and the evolution of patients...
Cribado e intervención breve en consumo de alcohol
Resumen La morbilidad asociada al consumo de alcohol incluye patología digestiva, psiquiátrica, neurológica, infecciosa, cáncer de diversos tipos, enfermedades cardiovasculares, lesiones intencionales, no intencionales, patología social y...
Dependencia al alcohol y deterioro cognitivo: más allá de la demencia alcohólica
Lunes 23 de mayo del 2022, 10:00 AM (hora de la Ciudad de México)
El abuso del consumo de alcohol se había asociado tradicionalmente a la aparición primero de encefalitis alcohólica, seguida de una demencia específica atribuida a la deficiencia vitamínica (Tiamina).
Changes in Alcohol Use in Denmark during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Abstract Introduction: The year 2020 was marked by the COVID-19 pandemic. Policy responses to COVID-19 affected social and economic life and the availability of alcohol. Previous research has shown an overall small decrease in alcohol use...
Associations of common mental disorder with alcohol use in the adult general population
Abstract Background and Aims Research has shown that alcohol use and common mental disorders co-occur; however, little is known about how the global prevalence of alcohol use compares across different common mental disorders. The aim of...
Reducing the harm from alcohol by regulating cross-border alcohol marketing, advertising and promotion
This comprehensive report details the full extent of the way that alcohol is being marketed across national borders – often by digital means – and often regardless of the social, economic or cultural environment in receiving countries. It...
Alcohol advertising patterns and harm-reduction messaging
This presentation focussed on the strategies used by alcohol marketers to promote their products, impending trends in alcohol distribution, effective approaches for messaging about alcohol-related harms, and public support for a range of...
