This work demonstrates that consistently heavy alcohol consumption is associated with higher cardiovascular risk, especially among males, and also provides new insights into the potential impact of changes in alcohol intake levels over time. It discusses the additional insights possible when capturing longitudinal consumption patterns in lieu of reliance on recent intake…
Posted on Feb 15 '17, in Policy, Research, Well-being
The latest global, regional and country-level cause-specific mortality estimates for the year 2015 have been published. The findings show the full scale of the accelerating NCDs epidemic: 8 of the top 10 causes of death are Non-communicable diseases…
Fewer Than Half of Americans Know Alcohol Affects Cancer Risk
More Americans attribute stress and other unproven factors leading to cancer than recognize that alcohol, processed meat and other lifestyle habits have clear links to cancer risk, according to a new survey from the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR)…
Nordic Health Trends: Norway Good, Denmark Bad
Danes are the heaviest smokers and alcohol users in the Nordics — and it shows in their life expectancy, according to the new report “Intoxicants in Norway 2016″…
Prior convictions for alcohol-related crime may be an important predictor of risk for future criminal activity among purchasers of firearms…
Posted on Jan 24 '17, in Alcohol Norm, Policy
Alcohol use has plummeted by a third since 2009 in the Russian Federation
The average Russian consumed just over 10 liters of alcohol in 2016, compared to 15 liters in 2009, according to state consumer watchdog Rospotrebnadzor.
Alcohol policy best buys are credited for the positive trend…
Alcohol consumed during just seven weeks of intermittent binge consumption harms the liver in ways that more moderate daily alcohol use does not, according to researchers at UC San Francisco…
Posted on Jan 5 '17, in Alcohol Norm, Alcohol's Harm To Others, Civil Society, Illicit Drugs, Lifestyle, Policy, Research, Research, Social Justice, Sustainable Development, Well-being
The Canadian Center on Substance Abuse has announced the Call for Abstracts for their Issues of Substance conference 2017. Abstracts must be submitted no later than January 27, 2017, as detailed below…
Posted on Nov 8 '16, in Alcohol Norm, Policy
Russia’s Alcohol Market Decreases By 1.6%
Russia’s alcohol market has plummeted by 1.6% compared to 2015, government statistics show. The decline in the alcohol market is associated with the country’s ongoing economic crisis that forces Russians to tighten their belts…
Everyone wants to live a life of happiness and pleasure. But what is the role of alcohol in such a life really? Does alcohol use give real pleasure or is it just learned or even forced pleasure? Viktor explores the science of life quality…