Abstract The World Health Organization's (WHO) Global Strategy to reduce harmful use of
alcohol sets a voluntary target of reducing the harmful use of alcohol by 10% in about 10 …

Introduction: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is one of the major risk factors for population health
worldwide. In some regions, this disorder remains underdiagnosed. This is particularly the …

This study describes trends in alcohol consumption in the context of an expanding
commercial context, current policy responses, and flaws in relation to international best …

Alcohol policies in many countries have long been based on the assumption that a wide
range of health and social problems associated with the abuse of alcohol can be directly …

Objectives. To understand alcohol use trends and alcohol-related harm among youth in
South Africa (SA) between 1998 and 2008, and discuss implications for the current alcohol …

Alcohol and illicit drug use has a significant impact on global health. Alcohol consumption is
increasing worldwide, particularly in developing countries and countries in transition …

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 …

Abstract Background Muslim majority countries (MMCs) typically have limited alcohol policy
development due to Islamic prohibition of alcohol consumption. In response to recent …

Aims This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of life‐time abstainers, former drinkers
and current drinkers, adult per‐capita consumption of alcohol and pattern of drinking scores …

Global efforts to address alcohol harm have significantly increased since the mid-1990s. By
2010, the World Health Organization (WHO) had adopted the non-binding Global Strategy to …