Background Alcohol consumption is a social phenomenon that involves society, groups, and
individuals from different cultures around the world. Among some Indigenous groups located …

Aims: To explore the historical and cultural context of problem drinking in a Latin American
indigenous population and identify possible areas for intervention. Methods: Focus group …

Background Alcohol control has emerged as an important global health challenge due to the
expanding influence of alcohol companies and limited control measures imposed by …

Harmful alcohol use is a public health problem worldwide, contributing to an estimated 5.1%
of the global burden of illness. Screening and addressing at-risk drinking in primary care …

“Drinks construct the world as it is,”“drinking constructs an ideal world,”“alcohol entrenches
the alternative economy…”: Mary Douglas summarizes her anthropological perspective on …

Alcohol has been acknowledged as one of the psychotropic drugs consumed in nearly all
cultures. The study of alcohol use among indigenous and rural communities from an …

In Mexico, a distributor of alcohol opposes new regulations that prohibit the bulk selling of
alcohol and the wholesale of 96 proof alcohol that has not been rendered undrinkable …

This paper describes the changes in alcohol research, from a traditional individual focus on
individual bodily and mental effects, to a broader focus on harm to others. This shift has …

Alcohol consumption, whether in the Caribbean or global level has for a long time been a
matter of concern due to its medically proven correlation to a long list of health issues …

This paper addresses alcohol policies in Latin America. It focuses in depth on Brazil and
Mexico, and analyses convergences and differences within them and other countries. It …