Objective: Binge drinking (also called heavy episodic drinking, risky single-occasion
drinking etc.) is a major public health problem. This paper provides an overview of recently …

OBJECTIVES: This paper presents the synthesis of findings from a literature review study of
drinking cultures across five West European countries (France, Germany, Spain, Sweden …

College students who use alcohol and marijuana often use them simultaneously, so that
their effects overlap. The present study examined whether negative consequences …

Purpose To test whether differences in alcohol use between boys and girls and between
northern and southern/central Europe are mediated by social, enhancement, coping, and …

Aims This paper examines (i) gender and country differences in negative consequences
related to drinking;(ii) relative rates of different consequences; and (iii) country‐level …

Aims According to the prevention paradox, a majority of alcohol‐related problems in a
population can be attributed to low to moderate drinkers simply because they are more …

Aims To analyse how adolescent drunkenness and frequency of drinking were associated
with adult drinking patterns and alcohol control policies. Design, Setting and Participants …

Suicide mortality in a population has long been thought to be sensitive to social, economic
and cultural contexts. This review examined research on the relationship between social …

Abstract Introduction and Aims. Drinking pattern seems to be an important mediator of the
alcohol–violence association. Aggregate level studies have demonstrated that the alcohol …

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 …