Background There is consistent evidence that individuals in higher socioeconomic status
groups are more likely to report exceeding recommended drinking limits, but those in lower …

Aims: To identify the policy implications of the magnitude and characteristics of alcohol
consumption and problems, viewed globally, and to summarize conclusions on the …

Objective: To conduct an overview of alcohol-related health consequences and to estimate
relative risk for chronic consequences and attributable fractions for acute consequences …

Background Individuals with low socioeconomic status (SES) experience disproportionately
greater alcohol-attributable health harm than individuals with high SES from similar or lower …

Background Societies tend to accept much higher risks for voluntary behaviours, those
based on individual decisions (for example, to smoke, to consume alcohol, or to ski), than for …

Funding: This work was supported by an unrestricted contract from Lundbeck A/S. In
addition, WHO European Region supported the calculations of alcohol-attributable harm; …

Background: Economic inequality has been hypothesized to be a health determinant,
independent of poverty and household income. The goal of this study was to explore the …

Background: International comparisons of social inequalities in alcohol use have not been
extensively investigated. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of …

The global burden of disease from alcohol exceeds that of tobacco in large part because
acute consequences of alcohol use lead to death and disability in the younger years of life …

Alcoholic beverages have been used in human societies since the beginning of recorded
history. The patterns of alcohol intake around the world are constantly evolving, and alcohol …