Part I
Introduction
Data sources and methods
Global overviews
• Alcohol consumption and beverage preferences
• Unrecorded alcohol consumption
• Traditional or local alcoholic beverages
• Drinking patterns
Consequences of alcohol use
• Health effects and global burden of disease
• Social problems associated with alcohol use
• Economic and social costs of alcohol use
Conclusion

Part 2 (on CD ROM)
Country profiles
• WHO African Region
• WHO Region of the Americas
• WHO South-East Asia Region
• WHO European Region
• WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region
• WHO Western Pacific Region