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. 

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  1. Harms from Other People's Drinking: An International Survey of Their Occurrence, Impacts on Feeling Safe and Legislation Relating to Their Control
    Bellis MA, Quigg Z, Hughes K, Ashton K, Ferris J, Winstock A. BMJ Open. 5(12).
    Date: 2015
  2. The Southern Pub Crawl and Brawl: An Examination of the Alcohol-Violence Nexus in a Southern City
    Berthelot ER, Brown TC, Drawve G, Burgason KA. Deviant Behavior. 36(8), 605-624.
    Date: 2015
  3. A Review of Existing Studies Reporting the Negative Effects of Alcohol Access and Positive Effects of Alcohol Control Policies on Interpersonal Violence
    Fitterer JL, Nelson TA, Stockwell T. Frontiers in Public Health. 3, 253.
    Date: 2015
  4. The Role of Alcohol Policies in Preventing Intimate Partner Violence: A Review of the Literature
    Kearns MC, Reidy DE, Valle LA. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. 76(1), 21-30.
    Date: 2015
  5. Alcohol Use and Misuse, Self-Harm and Subsequent Mortality: An Epidemiological and Longitudinal Study from the Multicenter Study of Self-Harm in England
    Ness J, Hawton K, Bergen H, Cooper J, Steeg S, Kapur N, Waters K. Emergency Medicine Journal. 32(10), 793-799.
    Date: 2015
  6. The Relation Between Alcohol Use and Psychological, Physical, and Sexual Dating Violence Perpetration Among Male College Students
    Shorey RC, Brasfield H, Zapor H, Febres J, Stuart GL. Violence Against Women. 21(2), 151-164.
    Date: 2015
  7. Alcohol Misuse, Firearm Violence Perpetration, and Public Policy in the United States
    Wintemute GJ. Preventive Medicine. 79, 15-21.
    Date: 2015
  8. Acute Use of Alcohol and Methods of Suicide in a United States National Sample
    Conner KR, Huguet N, Caetano R, Giesbrecht N, McFarland BH, Nolte KB, Kaplan MS. American Journal of Public Health. 104(1), 171-178.
    Date: 2014
  9. Violence and Non-Violence-Related Injuries and Alcohol in Women from Developed and Developing Countries: A Multi-Site Emergency Room Study
    da Silva RL, Diehl A, Cherpitel CJ, Figlie NB. Addictive Behaviors. 41, 252-255.
    Date: 2014
  10. Intimate Partner Violence Victimization and Alcohol Consumption in Women: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis
    Devries KM, Child JC, Bacchus LJ, Mak J, Falder G, Graham K, Heise L. Addiction. 109(3), 379-391.
    Date: 2014
  11. Characteristics of Adults Involved in Alcohol-Related Intimate Partner Violence: Results from a Nationally Representative Sample
    Gonzalez JMR, Connell NM, Businelle MS, Jennings WG, Chartier KG. BMC Public Health. 14(1), 466-466.
    Date: 2014
  12. A Two-Way Street for Alcohol Use and Partner Violence: Who's Driving It?
    Lipsky S, Kernic MA, Qiu Q, Wright C, Hasin DS. Journal of Family Violence. 29(8), 815-828.
    Date: 2014
  13. Alcohol and Drug Use as Predictors of Intentional Injuries in Two Emergency Departments in British Columbia
    Cherpitel C, Martin G, Macdonald S, Brubacher JR, Stenstrom R. The American Journal on Addictions. 22(2), 87-92.
    Date: 2013 (archived)
  14. The Geography of Violence, Alcohol Outlets, and Drug Arrests in Boston
    Lipton R, Yang X, Braga AA, Goldstick J, Newton M, Rura M. American Journal of Public Health. 103(4), 657-664.
    Date: 2013 (archived)
  15. Varying Impacts of Alcohol Outlet Densities on Violent Assaults: Explaining Differences Across Neighborhoods
    Mair C, Gruenewald PJ, Ponicki WR, Remer L. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. 74(1), 50-58.
    Date: 2013 (archived)
  16. The Legacy of Minimum Legal Drinking Age Law Changes: Long-Term Effects on Suicide and Homicide Deaths Among Women Alcoholism
    Grucza RA, Hipp PR, Norberg KE, Rundell L, Evanoff A, Cavazos-Rehg P, Bierut LJ. Clinical and Experimental Research. 36(2), 377-384.
    Date: 2012 (archived)
  17. The Importance of Alcoholic Beverage Type for Suicide in Japan: A Time Series Analysis: 1963- 2007
    Norström T, Stickley A, Shibuya K. Drug and Alcohol Review. 31(3), 251-256..
    Date: 2012 (archived)
  18. The Effects of Beverage Type on Homicide Rates in Russia: 1970-2005
    Stickley A, Razvodovsky Y. Drug and Alcohol Review. 31(3), 257-262.
    Date: 2012 (archived)
  19. 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)
  20. 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)
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