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The detrimental health consequences of alcohol use disorders are undisputed, but the impact of political actions to address this on a societal level has been unclear. D íaz, Fuentes-López and coworkers analysed alcohol-related public health policies (PHPs) in 169 countries, from which they developed an alcohol preparedness index (API). The API quantified differences in alcohol-related PHPs, and countries with a higher API had reduced prevalence of alcohol use dis orders, as well as reduced mortality due to alcohol-related liver diseases, cancers and cardiovascular disease.
Source: Journal of Hepatology - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: From the Editor's Desk Source Type: research