alcohol consumption

Global Report on Alcohol Consumption and Health

Book
The harmful use of alcohol is one of the leading risk factors for population health worldwide and causes more than 5% of the global disease burden. Over 200 health conditions are connected to excessive alcohol use and it has been linked...

Risk Thresholds for Alcohol Consumption

Scientific article
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A new study examines mortality risks related to alcohol use from approximately 600,000 drinkers of differing levels, in 83 prospective studies and across 19 countries. One important finding from the study is that the initial threshold of...

Alcohol Policy in Practice 2018

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Bath
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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.

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

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Kyoto
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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...