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How did alcohol control policies reduce all-cause mortality in Baltic countries and Poland?

A recent study published in the Scientific Reports Journal examined the impact of alcohol control policies on all-cause mortality between 2001 and 2020. Study: Alcohol control policies reduce ...
News Medical

The effects of alcohol taxation, minimum unit pricing, and restricted temporal availability on overall alcohol consumption

In a recent article published in the eClinicalMedicine Journal, researchers performed a systematic review to estimate the impact of three main alcohol control policies, alcohol taxation, minimum unit ...
The Conversation

Alcohol use is widely accepted in the US, but even moderate consumption is associated with many harmful effects

This month, millions of Americans are taking part in “Dry January” in an effort to forgo alcohol for a month and cleanse themselves of the excesses of the holiday season. Alcohol is the most widely ...
The Hindu

The unregulated drink: rethinking alcohol control in India

The safe limit for alcohol consumption is zero ml. Yet, 23% of Indian men and 1% of women consume alcohol (NFHS-5). India also records one of the highest rates of heavy episodic drinking, with lakhs ...