alcohol

KBS 47th Annual Meeting

30 May 2022

Warsaw

Poland

The Kettil Bruun Society are pleased to announce the 47th Annual Alcohol Epidemiology Symposium of the Kettil Bruun Society: May 30 – June 3, 2022 in Warsaw, Poland hosted by the Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology & the National Centre for Prevention of Addictions.

Alcohol industry sustainability commitments - Sustainability series seminar 3

12 January 2022

Online

The third seminar in the Institute of Alcohol Studies sustainability series will explore the voluntary commitments on sustainability made by alcohol producers, examining pledges in the wider context of industry corporate social responsibility.

Cross-sectional study on the characteristics of unrecorded alcohol consumption in nine newly independent states between 2013 and 2017

Scientific article

15 December 2021

Abstract Objectives As unrecorded alcohol use contributes to a substantial burden of disease, this study characterises this phenomenon in newly independent states (NIS) of the former Soviet Union with regard to the sources of unrecorded...

What is Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)?

Video and audio recordings

Short Takes with National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) Learn about the definition of alcohol use disorder (AUD), signs of AUD, and what you can do to get help.

Alcohol use among women: Trends, social practices and co-designed solutions

Video and audio recordings

This webinar discussed findings from recent studies on alcohol use among women in Australia. In the context of global declines in alcohol consumption, studies have recently shown that middle-aged women’s alcohol use has increased in the...

Alcoholic Liver Disease Among Patients with Wernicke Encephalopathy: A Multicenter Observational Study

Scientific article

Abstract Background data regarding the association between Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) and alcoholic liver disease (ALD) are scarce in spite of alcohol consumption being the main risk factor for WE. Aims to describe the frequency of ALD in...

DARC Webinar - 8 December 2021 - Queer & Bi-Sexualities and Alcohol Misuse

8 December 2021

London

United Kingdom

Booking is now open for the DARC Lunchtime Webinar on Wednesday 8 December 2021 1230-1330 hours UK time.

Alcohol and illicit drug use among young people living with HIV compared to their uninfected peers from the Kenyan coast: prevalence and risk indicators

Scientific article

24 November 2021

There is a scarcity of research on drug use patterns among HIV-positive young individuals in Sub-Saharan Africa (YLWH). To fill the gap, the following was set out: compare the prevalence of substance use, specifically alcohol and illicit...

National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week®

News

National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week® will be held March 21-27, 2022. Registration opens on November 1, 2021. Join NIDA for NDAFW and help share facts about drugs, alcohol, and addiction in your community. Sign up for the latest news...

Alcohol energy (calorie) labelling: Evidence, public support, alternatives, and wider labelling considerations

Book

This briefing synthesises existing evidence on alcohol energy (calorie) labelling, spanning the past five years (2016-2021). This briefing covers reviews in the academic literature about the impact of alcohol energy labelling, studies and...