Alcohol use contributes to over 200 different diseases, injuries, and conditions. It is also a risk factor for gender-based violence and violent crime.
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A new study shows that the gut microbiota has little or no effect on our weight, metabolism and risk of developing chronic diseases.
You might think it’s fine to have a few with friends before heading for a night out, but alcohol-related harms actually increase with pre-drinking.
Young people in high-income countries now drink much less than their counterparts 20 years ago. But the opposite is happening in developing countries. Why? Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
A recent French Senate report calling on a ban on alcohol use while hunting has prompted the wrath of the country’s hunting lobby. Do its arguments hold water?
Older people with COVID are at higher risk of a new Alzheimer’s diagnosis within a year of testing positive. Vaccination against viral infection remains one of several important preventative measures.
Research has been inconclusive on the degree to which drinking alcohol leads to the growth of harmful fat. But a new study suggests that beer and spirits are far bigger culprits than wine.
The era of Prohibition, which began in 1920 and ended in 1933, left many legacies – more modest drinking was not among them.
Even after ‘Tackling Alcohol-Fuelled Violence’ policies took effect in 2016, Queenslanders still drink more heavily on nights out. Reported levels of aggression are higher than in other states too.
A recent study was reported as saying a sugar tax would have us drinking more alcohol. But the study didn’t establish this fact. The results were mixed with no evidence one thing caused another.
Hedonism has a complex relationship with binge drinking – part cause, part solution. Here’s why.
There’s growing evidence the location and density of bottleshops influences the health and well-being of locals, particularly in disadvantaged areas.
Many of us might be tempted to give up alcohol for a month as part of a highly publicised campaign, like Dry July. But how successful are these campaigns and how do you measure any long-term benefits?
Women are catching up to men in rates of alcohol consumption and this has important implications for how we think about our community response to harmful alcohol use.
Removing alcohol brands as sponsors of sports events could help reduce the trend of young people drinking.
If all the “super consumers” reduced their drinking to the recommended two-drinks-a-day average, alcohol sales would fall by 39%.
Why does drinking too much leave you feeling so rotten?
With South Africa’s consumption levels higher than the worldwide average, interventions to change the country’s drinking habits are critical.
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Professor, Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor in the SAMRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Violence Prevention and Addiction Studies, Deakin University
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Research Fellow, La Trobe University
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University
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Co-Director, Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Sydney
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Professor, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University
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Dean (Learning & Teaching), Griffith University
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Professor at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Clinical Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
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Social Marketing Professor, School of Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow, UNSW Sydney
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Professeur de psychologie sociale, membre honoraire de l’Institut universitaire de France (IUF), directeur de la MSH Alpes (CNRS/UGA), Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)
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Professor, Director of Research and Statistical Support Service and Program Leader for Substance Use and Mental Health, Centre for Health Services Research, The University of Queensland
