Alcohol consumption is responsible for 3.3 million deaths globally or nearly 6% of all deaths.
Alcohol use contributes to both communicable and noncommunicable diseases, as well as …

Welcome to Health Psychology: Theory, Research and Practice (Seventh Edition). This
textbook provides an in-depth introduction to the growing field of health psychology. It is …

Objective: This review examines public health surveillance (PHS) studies of alcohol industry
actors that explore the implications of the integration of business and political strategies for …

Abstract Introduction and Aims Gender and age patterns of drinking are important in guiding
country responses to harmful use of alcohol. This study undertook cross‐country analysis of …

Abstract Development and implementation of evidence-based policies is needed in order to
ameliorate the rising toll of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Alcohol is a key cause of …

Objectives This study aimed to update the current information on alcohol consumption and
evaluate the associations between drinking status and cardiovascular diseases in a general …

Introduction The establishment of a legal market for medicinal cannabis under the
Dangerous Drugs Amendment Act 2015 has positioned Jamaica at the forefront of cannabis …

Background: Substance use and its relation to HIV risk among men who have sex in Africa, a
population at high risk for HIV, has received little attention. Methods: This systematic review …

Background Globally, alcohol consumption contributes to 3.3 million deaths and 5.1% of
Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs), and its use is linked with more than 200 disease and …

Abstract Introduction and Aims This study examines the proportion of alcohol markets
consumed in harmful drinking occasions in a range of high‐, middle‐income countries and …