Given current trends, UN targets for reduced alcohol consumption are unlikely to be met. Moreover, in many countries, especially in low- and middle-income countries, the alcohol-attributable burden of disease continues to increase. Pressure will need to be exerted on national and international decision-makers to arrive at more powerful and normatively persuasive instruments, such as a treaty.
AuthorJürgen Rehm (email: jtrehm@gmail.com), Sally Casswell, Jakob Manthey, Robin Room and Kevin Shield
CitationREHM, J., CASSWELL, S., MANTHEY, J., ROOM, R., & SHIELD, K. (2021). Reducing the Harmful Use of Alcohol: Have International Targets Been Met? European Journal of Risk Regulation, 12(2), 530-541. doi:10.1017/err.2020.84
Source
European Journal of Risk Regulation
Release date
06/10/2020
Reducing the Harmful Use of Alcohol: Have International Targets Been Met?
Abstract
Alcohol use has been identified in major United Nations (UN) initiatives, such as the Sustainable Development Goals and the Non-Communicable Disease Action Plan, as a major contributor to the global burden of disease. As a result, levels of alcohol use serve as an official indicator of progress towards these UN-set goals.
Given current trends, UN targets for reduced alcohol consumption are unlikely to be met. Moreover, in many countries, especially in low- and middle-income countries, the alcohol-attributable burden of disease continues to increase. Pressure will need to be exerted on national and international decision-makers to arrive at more powerful and normatively persuasive instruments, such as a treaty.
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