Since the last meeting of the WHO Expert Committee on Problems Related to Alcohol
Consumption WHO has undertaken a range of major initiatives to support Member States …

This book presents recommendations for effective policies to reduce problems related to
alcohol consumption. The topics discussed are: the mechanisms of harm from alcohol …

Harmful alcohol use and the related health effects are a global problem and therefore need
to be addressed not only by individual nations but also on an international level. For …

[Introduction]. The purpose of this document is to explain the need for making alcohol a top
public health priority in the region and the need for national and regional action. Current …

Alcohol-related health policy research is responsible for guiding the implementation of laws
and public health policies that have reduced alcohol-related highway injuries and deaths, as …

Provides practical information on the time, effort, and skills needed to carry out investigations
of alcohol problems. Emphasis is placed on the need for investigations that are practical …

With growing awareness of the impact of alcohol consumption on global health (Rehm et al.
2004; World Health Organization [WHO] 2002, 2009) the demand for global information on …

This Surgeon General's Report has been created because of the important health and social
problems associated with alcohol and drug misuse in America. As described in this Report …

The Global Status Report on Alcohol 2004 is a new edition of the Report published by WHO
in 1999. This edition provides an update of the role of alcohol in global health and contains …

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that there are about 2 billion people
worldwide consuming alcoholic beverages and 76.3 million with diagnosed alcohol use …