2022 Medical Council on Alcohol Symposium on Alcohol & Health
Programme
09:00- Registration & Refreshments
09:40- Welcome
09:50- ‘Deaths from Alcohol-related Liver Disease: can we really make a difference?’, Prof Ewan Forrest
alcohol
Habitual Alcohol Intake and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in Young Adults in Korea
Abstract Importance Guidelines recommend that all risk factors for early-onset atrial fibrillation, including lifestyle factors, be proactively managed, considering the poor prognosis of the disease. Not much is known about the association...
Update of Canada’s Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines: Final Report for Public Consultation
Canada’s Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines were originally published by CCSA in November 2011 and were the result of the work of alcohol research experts in Canada. Since then, substantial new research on the association between alcohol...
The Effectiveness of a Web-Based Self-Help Program to Reduce Alcohol Use Among Adults With Drinking Patterns Considered Harmful, Hazardous, or Suggestive of Dependence in Four Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Randomized Controlled Trial
Abstract Background:Given the scarcity of alcohol prevention and use disorder treatments in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), the World Health Organization has launched an eHealth portal that includes the web-based self-help...
Alcohol Use Disorder: Our Nation’s Hidden Epidemic
What’s causing the rise in alcohol use disorder (AUD) nationwide? How is COVID-19 contributing to the surge? What impact is AUD having on communities across the country?
No place for cheap alcohol: the potential value of minimum pricing for protecting lives
Overview The WHO European Region has some of the highest levels of alcohol consumption and corresponding rates of alcohol-related harm in the world. Pricing policies and taxation are among the most effective measures that policy-makers can...
Corporate Political Activity of the Alcohol and Gambling Industry
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Unhealthy commodity industries use strategies to influence policy decisions in line with their commercial interests. The gambling industry has received comparatively little attention in this space compared to the tobacco and alcohol industries.
Effectiveness of Varenicline and Cytisine for Alcohol Use Reduction Among People With HIV and Substance Use A Randomized Clinical Trial
Abstract Importance Cigarette smoking and risky alcohol consumption co-occur and are undertreated. Nicotine receptor partial agonists and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) treat smoking but are unproven for alcohol, and clinical trials...
International Journal of Addiction Research (RIIAD)
Dear colleagues of ISSUP, We invite you to consult the International Journal of Addiction Research (RIIAD). In this edition you will find articles such as "A look at genetics and epigenetics in substance addiction", "Vision-construction and...
Associations between moderate alcohol consumption, brain iron, and cognition in UK Biobank participants: Observational and mendelian randomization analyses
Abstract Background Brain iron deposition has been linked to several neurodegenerative conditions and reported in alcohol dependence. Whether iron accumulation occurs in moderate drinkers is unknown. Our objectives were to investigate...
