Institute of Alcohol Studies. (2020) Health impacts of alcohol. London: Institute of Alcohol Studies.
External website: http://www.ias.org.uk/Alcohol-knowledge-centre/Hea...
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the harmful use of alcohol results in 3.3 million deaths every year, representing 5.9% of all deaths, and it is a causal factor in more than 200 disease and injury conditions. Overall 5.1% of the global burden of disease and injury is attributable to alcohol, as measured in disability-adjusted life years (DALYs).
A Substance use and dependence > Effects or consequences
B Substances > Alcohol
G Health and disease > State of health > Physical health
G Health and disease > State of health > Mental health
G Health and disease > Public health
G Health and disease > Substance use disorder > Alcohol use disorder > Alcohol dependence
P Demography, epidemiology, and history > Population dynamics > Substance related mortality / death
VA Geographic area > Europe > United Kingdom
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