Alcohol is one of the most widely consumed psychoactive drugs globally. Hazardous
drinking, defined by quantity and frequency of consumption, is associated with acute and …

Substance use in young people (aged 10–24 years) might disrupt key periods of transition
that occur as the adolescent brain undergoes cognitive and emotional development, and …

Just as binge drinking rates differ for men and women, the predictors and consequences of
binge drinking vary by gender as well. This article examines these differences and how …

Abstract Modern nosologies (eg, International Classification of Diseases, 11th edition [ICD-
11], Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition [DSM–5]) for alcohol …

Life course epidemiology may be conceptualised as “the study of long term effects on later
health or disease risk of physical or social exposures during gestation, childhood …

Aims To evaluate evidence of the capacity for causal inference in studies of associations
between parental and offspring alcohol consumption in the general population. Methods A …

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) including obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular
disease, musculoskeletal, mental and neurological disorders have been identified as the …

An individual's age at first substance use may be associated with their risk for progression
toward heavier substance involvement. To our knowledge, however, no studies within …

Background Early alcohol initiation is common and has been associated with the
development of alcohol problems. Yet, past research on the association of age of initiation …

OBJECTIVES: Adolescents often display heterogenous trajectories of alcohol use. Initiation
and escalation of drinking may be important predictors of later harms, including alcohol use …