alcohol

Alcohol Focus Scotland and Alcohol Marketing Expert Network Report Launch

30 June 2022

Online

Alcohol Focus Scotland and the Alcohol Marketing Expert Network invite you to join them for the launch of their new report.

About this event

Join Alcohol Focus Scotland and the Alcohol Marketing Expert Network for the online launch of their new report.

Launch of the WHO/Europe Report on Minimum Pricing of Alcohol

21 June 2022

Copenhagen

A new WHO/Europe report: “No place for cheap #alcohol: the potential value of minimum pricing for protecting lives” launches on 21 June at 14:00 CEST.

Which countries have pricing policies on alcohol & what is their impact?

Impaired control in heavy drinking and its association with alcohol craving and alcohol use disorder severity

Scientific article

1 July 2020

Abstract: Introduction. Impaired control over drinking has been frequently cited in diverse theoretical descriptions regarding harmful alcohol use and is considered a DSM criterion for alcohol use disorder. Differences in the frequency of...

WHA adopts Global Alcohol Action Plan

News

On Friday 27 May in Geneva, the 75th World Health Assembly (WHA) adopted the WHO Global Alcohol Action Plan 2022-2030, a key global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol.

Incidence and Progression of Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease After Medical Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorder

Scientific article

20 May 2022

Abstract Importance Alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) is one of the most devastating complications of alcohol use disorder (AUD), an increasingly prevalent condition. Medical addiction therapy for AUD may play a role in protecting...

New Directions in the Study of Alcohol Group Conference 2022

9 June 2022

Online

Cognitive impairment and alcohol dependence, clinical implications

Scientific article

By way of conclusion, it could be said that brain damage caused by excessive alcohol consumption (ARBD) is dimensional, from mild deterioration to dementia. In any case, ARBD worsens the response to treatment and the evolution of patients...

Cribado e intervención breve en consumo de alcohol

Scientific article

Resumen La morbilidad asociada al consumo de alcohol incluye patología digestiva, psiquiátrica, neurológica, infecciosa, cáncer de diversos tipos, enfermedades cardiovasculares, lesiones intencionales, no intencionales, patología social y...

Dependencia al alcohol y deterioro cognitivo: más allá de la demencia alcohólica

23 May 2022

Ciudad de México

Mexico

Lunes 23 de mayo del 2022, 10:00 AM (hora de la Ciudad de México)

El abuso del consumo de alcohol se había asociado tradicionalmente a la aparición primero de encefalitis alcohólica, seguida de una demencia específica atribuida a la deficiencia vitamínica (Tiamina).

Changes in Alcohol Use in Denmark during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Scientific article

Abstract Introduction: The year 2020 was marked by the COVID-19 pandemic. Policy responses to COVID-19 affected social and economic life and the availability of alcohol. Previous research has shown an overall small decrease in alcohol use...