alcohol use

The Role of Age of Onset in Problematic Alcohol Consumption: Artefact or Cohort Effect?

Scientific article

Abstract Age of onset has been reported as a crucial predictor for alcohol consumption in adolescence. However, several authors have warned against it as an unreliable artefact accounted by the tendency to delay age of onset as respondents’...

Problematic alcohol use in Mexican students: Transmission from parents to children

Scientific article

1 January 2022

Abstract Introduction. Studies in various countries have shown that adolescents with a history of parental use of alcohol have a greater risk of presenting alcohol problems of their own, including binge drinking, driving under the influence...

Alcohol Consumption from a Social and Economic Perspective: A Review Study

Scientific article

25 August 2021

BACKGROUND Alcohol abuse and addiction are a widespread problem that leads to a serious collision and pose a serious threat to individuals as well as to society as a whole. In addition to the health aspect of alcohol consumption, social and...

Addressing Emerging Issues in the Area of Women and Alcohol Use

ISSUP Webinar

27 July 2021

ISSUP Kenya are pleased to present their Webinar on women, alcohol use and effects.

Addressing Emerging Issues in the Area of Women and Alcohol Use

27 July 2021

Nairobi

Kenya

ISSUP Kenya would like to invite you to attend their upcoming Webinar on women, alcohol use and effects.

Current Status of Violence, Suicide, Alcohol Use, and Stigma in Mexico

Scientific article

Abstract Studies on the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) and its risk factors have shown worldwide the preponderant role of accidents and violence in the burden of disease and the role of alcohol consumption as a main risk factor in the...

Kenya Launches National Guidelines on Drug Use Prevention

News

June 26, 2021, Nairobi, Kenya:- As the World commemorated the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (IDADA) on June 26, 2021, Kenya has added another milestone in the journey towards a nation free from alcohol and...

National Guidelines on Drug Use Prevention, 2021 adopted and launched by the Kenyan Government on June 26, 2021

Language Matters: Contemporary Discursive Construction of Alcohol Use

Video and audio recordings

This talk draws upon research surrounding the prominent discourses used to account for alcohol use across a range of contexts. Analysis considers the impact of these constructions in attributing blame and the associated stigma for alcohol...

Webinar - Language Matters: Contemporary Discursive Construction of Alcohol Use

ISSUP UK are pleased to announce the second in our series of the DARC Research Webinar Series 2021, which takes place on Wednesday 17 February at 13:00-14:00 hours UK time, by Dr Claire Melia on the subject of Language matters: Contemporary discursive constructions of alcohol use.

Health Inequality Theory & the ‘Alcohol Harm Paradox’

20 January 2021

Online

Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) and Scottish Alcohol Research Network (SARN) warmly invite you to join us online on Wednesday 20 January from 12:30-14:00 GMT for our first SHAAP/SARN Alcohol Occasionals event of 2021.