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. Average Volume of Alcohol Consumption, Patterns of Drinking and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease: A Review
    Rhem Sempos CT, Trevisan M. Journal of Cardiovascular Risk. 10, 15-20.
    Date: 2003 (archived)
  2. Accidental Alcohol Poisoning Mortality in the United States, 1996–1998
    Yoon Y-H, Stinson FS, Yi H-y, Dufour MC. Alcohol Research & Health. 27(1), 110-118.
    Date: 2003 (archived)
  3. Abstinence from Alcohol and Mortality Risk in Prospective Studies: Potential Source of Bias
    Fillmore KM, Kerr WC, Bostrom A. Nordisk Alkohol & Narkotikatidskrift. 19(4), 295-316.
    Date: 2002 (archived)
  4. Adolescent Victimization and Problem Drinking
    Kaukinen C. Violence & Victims. 17(6), 669-689.
    Date: 2002 (archived)
  5. Alcohol and Condom Use: A Meta-Analysis of Event- Level Studies
    Leigh BC. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 29(8), 476-482.
    Date: 2002 (archived)
  6. Alcohol Sales and Fatal Alcohol Poisonings: A Time-Series Analysis
    Poikolainen K, Leppänen K, Vuori E. Addiction. 97(8), 1037–1040.
    Date: 2002 (archived)
  7. Vodka and Violence: Alcohol Consumption and Homicide Rates in Russia
    Pridemore WA. American Journal of Public Health. 92(12), 1921-1930.
    Date: 2002 (archived)
  8. Alcohol [Burden of Disease and Injury Attributable to Selected Risk Factors]
    Rehm J, Room R, Monteiro M, Gmel G, Graham K, Rehn N, . The World Health Report 2002: Reducing Risks, Promoting Healthy Life (pp. 19-21). Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization. .
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  9. Alcohol Consumption and the Risk of Cancer: A Meta-Analysis
    Bagnardi V, Blangiardo M, La Vecchia C, Corrao G. Alcohol Research & Health. 25(4), 236-270.
    Date: 2001 (archived)
  10. Individual Risk of Alcohol-Related Disease and Problems
    Greenfield TK. International Handbook of Alcohol Problems and Dependence (pp. 413-437). New York: John Wiley. .
    Date: 2001 (archived)
  11. Relation Between Average Alcohol Consumption and Disease: An Overview
    Gutjahr E, Gmel G, Rehm J. European Addiction Research. 7(3), 117-127.
    Date: 2001 (archived)
  12. Estimating the Prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: A Summary
    May PA, Gossage PJ. Alcohol Research & Health. 25(3), 159-167.
    Date: 2001 (archived)
  13. Alcohol’s Effects on the Risk for Coronary Heart Disease
    Mukamal KJ, Rimm EB. Alcohol Health & Research World. 25(4), 255-262.
    Date: 2001 (archived)
  14. The Share of Violence Attributable to Drinking
    Room R, Rossow I. Journal of Substance Use. 6, 218-228.
    Date: 2001 (archived)
  15. Alcohol, Suicide and Violence
    Rossow I, Pernanen K, Rehm J. Mapping the Social Consequences of Alcohol Consumption (pp. 93-112). Dordrecht, Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers. .
    Date: 2001 (archived)
  16. Reviews of Evidence Regarding Interventions to Reduce Alcohol-Impaired Driving
    Shults RA, Elder RW, Sleet DA, Nichols JL, Alao MO, Carande- Kulis VG, Zaza S, Sosin DM, Thompson RS, Task Force on Community Preventive Services. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 21(4(Suppl. 1)), 66-68.
    Date: 2001 (archived)
  17. Intimate Partner Violence and Drinking Patterns Among White, Black, and Hispanic Couples in the United States
    Caetano R, Cunradi CB, Clark CL, Shafer J. Journal of Substance Abuse. 11(2), 123-138.
    Date: 2000 (archived)
  18. Age of Drinking Onset and Unintentional Injury Involvement After Drinking
    Hingson RW, Heeren T, Jamanka A, Howland J. JAMA. 284(12), 1527-1533.
    Date: 2000 (archived)
  19. Suicide, Violence and Child Abuse: A Review of the Impact of Alcohol Consumption on Social Problems
    Rossow I. Contemporary Drug Problems. 27, 397-434.
    Date: 2000 (archived)
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    Secretary of Health and Human Services. [NIH Publication No. 00-1583]National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD. .
    Date: 2000 (archived)
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