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 …

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 …

Despite clear evidence of the major contribution alcohol makes to the global burden of
disease and to substantial economic costs, focus on alcohol control is inadequate …

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 …

Non-communicable diseases constitute more than 72% of annual global deaths and are
now rightfully receiving increased attention in the global health agenda. However, one of the …

for our survival. But every day we see the limits of our ability to collaborate with one another—
conflict, nationalism, competition. One active area of research that is not obviously …

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 …

World Report its national health, social, and economic effect. What is known is that
alcoholrelated problems account for more than a fifth of hospital admissions; 18% of …

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 …