This paper is based on the first sessions of the same name that were held on May 12, 1997
at the International Workshop on Consumption Measures and Models for Use in Policy …

Objective: To conduct an overview of alcohol-related health consequences and to estimate
relative risk for chronic consequences and attributable fractions for acute consequences …

The health effects of a binge pattern of alcohol consumption have not been widely
investigated. The objective of this study was to evaluate the cardiovascular consequences of …

Alcohol use (frequency and quantity) and the hyperarousal feature of PTSD were examined
in relation to male-perpetrated marital abuse and violence using data from 376 couples who …

Recent epidemiological and social studies have increasingly pointed to the importance of
drinking patterns in explaining consequences of alcohol consumption. This paper presents …

Abstract In 1997 the Addiction Research Foundation of Ontario and Canadian Centre on
Substance Abuse released updated guidelines for low-risk alcohol consumption. This paper …

Alcohol consumption is associated with a reduced risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) but
an increased risk of other causes of morbidity and mortality. It remains unclear whether there …

Considerable recent attention has focused on how harmful or problematic cannabis use is
defined and understood in the literature and put to use in clinical practice. The aim of the …

Aim. To test the relationship between alcohol consumption and all‐cause mortality. Design.
Data: Yearly mortality rates and per capita consumption from 25 European countries …

The public health approach that has been used to reduce problems caused by motor
vehicles, tobacco and alcohol is applied to firearms policy. Manufacturers try to focus …