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Most of the world's population abstains from alcohol. 1 This is good news for both the public
health community, which seeks to reduce the harm caused by alcohol, and for industry …

Alcohol consumption has been identified as an important risk factor for chronic disease and
injury. In the first paper in this Series, we quantify the burden of mortality and disease …

We synthesised data from 694 sur veys and 592 prospective and retrospec tive studies to
estimate the global burden of disease attributable to alcohol use. As part of that analysis, we …

The overall risks and harms resulting from alcohol consumption have been systematically
assessed and are well documented. According to the latest WHO estimates, 1 alcohol …

We synthesised data from 694 sur veys and 592 prospective and retrospec tive studies to
estimate the global burden of disease attributable to alcohol use. As part of that analysis, we …

Alcoholic beverages, and the problems they engender, have been familiar fixtures in human
societies since the beginning of recorded history. We review advances in alcohol science in …

Alcohol consumption, through its two independent dimensions of volume and patterns of
drinking, is a major risk factor for burden of disease, and globally causes the same burden …

However, to devise such guidelines is challenging because alcohol is linked to poor health
in various and complex ways. Injury, suicide, and assault, for example, are associated with …

Alcohol is a major contributor to the global burden of disease, 1 adding to inequities in
health2 and life expectancy and affecting disproportionately drinkers of lower …