Mortality and Morbidity

Even in low and moderate amounts, drinking alcohol increases the risk of chronic diseases, such as various cancers, and coronary heart disease, illnesses, injuries and disabilities, and causes harms that extend beyond the drinker to include family, friends and the larger community. Estimates of alcohol-related morbidity and mortality rates also consider quantity and frequency of consumption to determine how drinking affects a person’s health. 

Acute

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Chronic

Sub Categories

All-Cause Mortality and Morbidity
  1. Alcohol Misuse, Sexual Risk Behavior and Adverse Sexual Health Outcomes: Evidence from Britain’s National Probability Sexual Behavior Surveys
    Aicken CRH, Nardone A, Mercer CH. Journal of Public Health. 33(2), 262-271.
    Date: 2011 (archived)
  2. Vital Signs: Alcohol- Impaired Driving Among Adults – United States, 2010
    Bergen G, Shults RA, Rudd RA. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). 60(39), 1351-1356.
    Date: 2011 (archived)
  3. Effectiveness of Ignition Interlocks for Preventing Alcohol-Impaired Driving and Alcohol-Related Crashes: A Community Guide Systematic Review
    Elder RW, Voas R, Beirness D, Shults RA, Sleet DA, Nichols JL, Compton R. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 40(3), 362-376.
    Date: 2011 (archived)
  4. Racial and Ethnic Differences in All-Cause Mortality Risk According to Consumption Patterns in the National Alcohol Surveys
    Kerr WC, Greenfield TK, Bond J, Ye Y, Rehm J. American Journal of Epidemiology. 174(7), 769-778.
    Date: 2011 (archived)
  5. Per Capita Alcohol Consumption and Ischemic Heart Disease Mortality in a Panel of United States from 1950 to 2002
    Kerr WC, Karriker-Jaffe KJ, Subbaraman MS, Ye Y. Addiction. 106(2), 313-322.
    Date: 2011 (archived)
  6. Per Capita Alcohol Consumption and Suicide Mortality in a Panel of United States from 1950 to 2002
    Kerr WC, Subbaraman MS, Ye Y. Drug and Alcohol Review. 30(5), 473-480.
    Date: 2011 (archived)
  7. Alcohol and Homicide in Russia and the United States: A Comparative Analysis
    Landsberg J, Norström T. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. 72(5), 723-730.
    Date: 2011 (archived)
  8. Increasing United States Mortality Due to Accidental Poisoning: The Role of the Baby Boom Cohort
    Miech R, Koester S, Dorsey-Holliman B. Addiction. 106(4), 806-815.
    Date: 2011 (archived)
  9. Alcohol and Homicide in the United States: is the Link Dependent on Wetness?
    Norström T. Drug and Alcohol Review. 30(5), 458-465.
    Date: 2011 (archived)
  10. Alcohol Availability and Youth Homicide in the 91 Largest United States Cities, 1984-2006
    Parker RN, Williams KR, McCaffree KJ, Acensio EK, Browne A, Strom KJ, Barrick K. Drug and Alcohol Review. 30(5), 505-514.
    Date: 2011 (archived)
  11. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Management and Policy Perspectives of FASD
    Riley EP, Clarren S, Weinberg J, Jonsson E. New York: Wiley & Sons. .
    Date: 2011 (archived)
  12. Heavy Drinking Occasions in Relation to Ischemic Heart Disease Mortality: An 11-22 Year Follow-Up of the 1984 and 1995 United States National Alcohol Surveys
    Roerecke M, Greenfield TK, Kerr WC, Bond J, Ye Y, Bondy S, Cohen J, Rehm J. International Journal of Epidemiology. 40(5), 1401-1410.
    Date: 2011 (archived)
  13. Ischemic Heart Disease Mortality and Morbidity Rates in former Drinkers: A Meta-Analysis
    Roerecke M, Rehm J. American Journal of Epidemiology. 173(3), 245-258.
    Date: 2011 (archived)
  14. Drug and Alcohol Involvement in Four Types of Fatal Crashes
    Romano E, Voas RB. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. 72, 567-576.
    Date: 2011 (archived)
  15. Alcohol and Non-Communicable Diseases- Cancer, Heart Disease and More
    Room R, Rehm J. Addiction. 106(1), 1-2.
    Date: 2011 (archived)
  16. Preventing Impaired Driving Opportunities and Problems
    Voas RB, Fell JC. Alcohol Research and Health. 34(2), 225-235.
    Date: 2011 (archived)
  17. Hospitalizations for Alcohol and Drug Overdoses in Young Adults Ages 18-24 in the United States, 1999-2008: Results from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample
    White AM, Hingson RW, Pan I-J, Yi H-Y. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. 72(5), 774-786.
    Date: 2011 (archived)
  18. The Combined Effect of Smoking Tobacco and Drinking Alcohol on Cause- Specific Mortality: A 30-Year Cohort Study
    Hart CL, Davey Smith G, Gruer L, Watt GCM. BMC Public Health. 10, 789.
    Date: 2010 (archived)
  19. Relationship of Life-Course Drinking Patterns to Diabetes, Heart Problems, and Hypertension Among Those 40 and Older in the 2005 United States National Alcohol Survey
    Kerr WC, Ye Y. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. 71(4), 515-525.
    Date: 2010 (archived)
  20. Cessation of Alcohol Drinking, Tobacco Smoking and the Reversal of Head and Neck Cancer Risk
    Marron M, Boffeta P, Zhang Z-F, Zaridze D, Wünsch-Filho V, Winn DM, Wei Q, Talamini R, Szeszenia-Dabrowska N, Sturgis EM, Smith E, Schwartz SM, Rudnai P, Purdue MP, Olshan AF, Eluf-Neto J, Muscat J, Morgenstern H, Menezes A, McClean M, Matos E, Mates IN, Lissowska J, Levi F, Lazarus P, LaVecchia C, Koifman S, Kelsey K, Herrero R, Hayes RB, Franceschi S, Fernandez L, Fabianova E, Daudt AW, Dal Maso L, Curado MP, Cadoni G, Chen C, Castellsagué X, Boccia S, Benhamou S, Ferro G, Berthiller J, Brennan P, Møller H, Hashibe M. International Journal of Epidemiology. 39(1), 182-196.
    Date: 2010 (archived)
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