alcohol consumption

New Guidance on Alcohol

Guide

11 October 2023

"Drink Less, Live More" is the message of a new advertising campaign launched by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) to promote Canada's Guidance on Alcohol and Health. Starting in early October, the digital campaign...

Analysis of the Impact of Consumption Taxes on the Development of Alcohol Addiction in Selected OECD Countries and Slovakia

Scientific article

20 July 2023

INTRODUCTION: In recent years, the governments of several countries around the world have focused on consumption taxes, which they use from two important points of view – the first point of view is the state budget, where through the...

Effectiveness evaluation of online Mindfulness in mental health and alcohol consumption in medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic

Scientific article

Abstract: Introduction. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the prevalence of stress, anxiety, depression, and alcohol consumption has increased among medical students. Mindfulness is an intervention to decrease these psychopathologies...

How do I talk to my children about alcohol? A brief guide for parents or heads of families

Book

16 August 2021

Guide that offers information for mothers, fathers or other family leaders, about how to address the issue of alcohol consumption with their children during puberty and adolescence, favoring the establishment of clear limits and rules, but...

The Amount of Excise Tax and its Effect on the Consumption of Alcohol and Cigarettes in European Countries

Scientific article

2 January 2023

BACKGROUND: Tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption are widespread practices that are legal and socially accepted in many societies. One of the common tools to reduce the consumption of these legal drugs is increasing prices. The prices for...

Global Consultation with Professional Associations and Academia on the Implementation of the Global Alcohol Action Plan (GAAP) 2022-2030

ISSUP attended a consultation at the WHO Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland along with other key professional associations and academic groups held on 18-20 January 2023.

Cross-sectional study on the characteristics of unrecorded alcohol consumption in nine newly independent states between 2013 and 2017

Scientific article

15 December 2021

Abstract Objectives As unrecorded alcohol use contributes to a substantial burden of disease, this study characterises this phenomenon in newly independent states (NIS) of the former Soviet Union with regard to the sources of unrecorded...

Alcohol consumption and harms during COVID-19 in four continents

17 August 2021

Online

ICARA-led ‘COVID-19 & Substance Use’ webinar. Myths, Lockdowns, Curfews & Bans: Alcohol consumption & harms during COVID-19 in 4 continents.

We warmly invite you to join us online on Tuesday 17 August, 11.00-12.30 BST for the webinar Myths, Lockdowns, Curfews & Bans: Alcohol consumption & harms during COVID-19 in four continents.

Changes in alcohol consumption patterns based on gender during COVID-19 confinement in Spain

Scientific article

Abstract The goal of this study was to analyze the prevalence and pattern of alcohol consumption (frequency of consumption, average daily consumption, and risky consumption) before and during confinement due to the coronavirus disease...

Intimate-Partner Violence and its Relationship With Substance Consumption by Mexican Men and Women: National Survey on Addictions

Scientific article

Abstract Introduction: Research findings about intimate-partner violence (IPV) have focused mostly on women as victims of violence. Recent studies show the importance of violence inflicted by women towards men or between same-sex couples...

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