Stigma, social inequality and alcohol and drug use

R Room - Drug and alcohol review, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
A heavy load of symbolism surrounds psychoactive substance use, for reasons which are
discussed. Psychoactive substances can be prestige commodities, but one or another …

The association between alcohol use, alcohol use disorders and tuberculosis (TB). A systematic review

J Rehm, AV Samokhvalov, MG Neuman, R Room… - BMC public health, 2009 - Springer
Abstract Background In 2004, tuberculosis (TB) was responsible for 2.5% of global mortality
(among men 3.1%; among women 1.8%) and 2.2% of global burden of disease (men 2.7%; …

The behavioural constellation of deprivation: Causes and consequences

GV Pepper, D Nettle - Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2017 - cambridge.org
Socioeconomic differences in behaviour are pervasive and well documented, but their
causes are not yet well understood. Here, we make the case that a cluster of behaviours is …

The alcohol harm paradox: using a national survey to explore how alcohol may disproportionately impact health in deprived individuals

MA Bellis, K Hughes, J Nicholls, N Sheron, I Gilmore… - BMC public health, 2016 - Springer
Background Internationally, studies show that similar levels of alcohol consumption in
deprived communities (vs. more affluent) result in higher levels of alcohol-related ill health …

The education effect on population health: a reassessment

DP Baker, J Leon, EG Smith Greenaway… - Population and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Demographic research frequently reports consistent and signifcant associations between
formal educational attainment and a range of health risks such as smoking, drug abuse, and …

Social determinants and the health of drug users: socioeconomic status, homelessness, and incarceration.

S Galea, D Vlahov - Public health reports, 2002 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
OBJECTIVES: This article reviews the evidence on the adverse health consequences of low
socioeconomic status, homelessness, and incarceration among drug users …

Inequalities in alcohol-related mortality in 17 European countries: a retrospective analysis of mortality registers

JP Mackenbach, I Kulhánová, M Bopp, C Borrell… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Socioeconomic inequalities in alcohol-related mortality have been documented
in several European countries, but it is unknown whether the magnitude of these inequalities …

Health Inequality-determinants and policies

F Diderichsen, I Andersen, C Manuel… - … journal of public …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Forebyggelseskommissionen (Prevention Commission)[17] focused on undertakings to
improve the still relatively short mean life expectancy and did not deal with policies against …

Relationship between alcohol-attributable disease and socioeconomic status, and the role of alcohol consumption in this relationship: a systematic review and meta …

L Jones, G Bates, E McCoy, MA Bellis - BMC public health, 2015 - Springer
Background Studies show that alcohol consumption appears to have a disproportionate
impact on people of low socioeconomic status. Further exploration of the relationship …

All cause mortality and the case for age specific alcohol consumption guidelines: pooled analyses of up to 10 population based cohorts

CS Knott, N Coombs, E Stamatakis, JP Biddulph - bmj, 2015 - bmj.com
Objectives To examine the suitability of age specific limits for alcohol consumption and to
explore the association between alcohol consumption and mortality in different age groups …