alcohol

Institute of Alcohol Studies: Alcohol and the Sustainable Development Goals

10 June 2021

Online

Alcohol and the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

About this event

The seminar will run for 1.5 hours and will consider the impact of alcohol on the SDGs.

Speakers:

Chair: Kristina Sperkova, Movendi International

Dudley Tarlton, United Nations Development Programme

Professor Jeff Collin, University of Edinburgh

Addressing Alcohol Consumption and Socioeconomic Inequalities: How a Health Promotion Approach Can Help

4 June 2021

Online

This session will reflect on recent evidence and illustrate initiatives across countries aimed at addressing the availability, affordability and acceptability of alcohol in socially and economically disadvantaged populations.

Alcohol Consumption and Cause-Specific Mortality in Cuba: Prospective Study of 120 623 Adults

Scientific article

17 March 2021

Abstract Background The associations of cause-specific mortality with alcohol consumption have been studied mainly in higher-income countries. We relate alcohol consumption to mortality in Cuba. Methods In 1996-2002, 146 556 adults were...

Alcohol and Cancer - What everyone needs to know

25 May 2021

Online

Organised by: Association of European Cancer Leagues (ECL)
European Alcohol Policy Alliance (Eurocare)
With the support of the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe
Part of European week against Cancer 2021

09:30-09:35 Welcomes and introduction Dr Peter Rice European Alcohol Policy Alliance (Eurocare)

Effects of a Brief Web-Based “Social Norms”-Intervention on Alcohol, Tobacco and Cannabis Use Among German University Students: Results of a Cluster-Controlled Trial Conducted at Eight Universities

Scientific article

14 May 2021

Source: Pischke, C. R., Helmer, S. M., Pohlabeln, H., Muellmann, S., Schneider, S., Reintjes, R., ... & Zeeb, H. (2021). Effects of a Brief Web-Based “Social Norms”-Intervention on Alcohol, Tobacco and Cannabis Use Among German University...

What are the Economic Costs to Society Attributable to Alcohol Use? A Systematic Review and Modelling Study

Scientific article

10 May 2021

Abstract Background Alcohol-attributable costs to society are captured by cost-of-illness studies, however estimates are often not comparable, e.g. due to the omission of relevant cost components. In this contribution we (1) summarize the...

Rebuild and Recover: Reducing alcohol harm and remaking connections in the post-pandemic world

22 September 2021

Online

United Kingdom

Alcohol Change UK’s 2021 online conference

Greenspace Programmes for Problem Substance Use, Alcohol Occasionals

15 June 2021

Scotland

United Kingdom

Register now: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alcohol-occasionals-greenspace-programmes-for-problem-substance-use-tickets-136977863477

Tuesday, June 15, 2021, 07:30 – 09:00 ET (Washington, DC time)

Alcohol Use during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean

Scientific article

7 May 2021

ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the association between drinking behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine, anxiety symptoms, and sociodemographic characteristics in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Method: Data was...

Alcohol Narrows Physical Distance between Strangers

Scientific article

18 May 2021

Abstract Pandemic management is likely to represent a global reality for years to come, but the roadmap for how to approach pandemic restrictions is as yet unclear. Of the restrictions enacted during COVID-19, among the more controversial...