Economic arguments for acting for health are increasingly important for policymakers, yet to
date there has been no consideration of the likely economic burden of alcohol on the global …

This report aims to summarize best practice in estimating the attributable and avoidable
costs of alcohol, and to make recommendations for making such estimates in future studies …

Background Alcohol-attributable costs to society are captured by cost-of-illness studies,
however estimates are often not comparable, eg due to the omission of relevant cost …

Background Information on the economic impact of alcohol consumption can provide
important evidence in supporting policies to reduce its associated harm. To date, several …

Background There is evidence that the adverse consequences of alcohol impose a
substantial economic burden on societies worldwide. Given the lack of generalizability of …

This article estimates the societal cost of alcohol consumption in Sweden in 2002, as well as
the effects on health and quality of life. The estimation includes direct costs, indirect costs …

Abstract In 1983 the World Health Assembly declared alcohol-related problems to be among
the world's major health concerns. Since then, alcohol consumption has risen in developing …

Objective: Intervention strategies are available for reducing the high global burden of
hazardous alcohol use as a risk factor for disease, but little is known about their potential …

Objective A comprehensive review of cost drivers associated with alcohol abuse, heavy
drinking, and alcohol dependence for high-income countries was conducted. Method The …

Aim: To make quantitative estimates of the burden of disease attributable to alcohol in the
year 2000 on a global basis. Design: Secondary data analysis. Measurements: Two …