Measuring the Burden -- Alcohol's Evolving Impact on Individuals, Families, and Society

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Measuring the Burden -- Alcohol's Evolving Impact on Individuals, Families, and Society Edited by Jürgen Rehm, Ph.D., and Ralph Hingson, Sc.D. Alcohol use is associated with tremendous costs to the drinker, those around him or her, and society as a whole. These costs result from the increased health risks (both physical and mental) associated with alcohol consumption as well as from the social harms caused by alcohol. This issue of Alcohol Research: Current Reviews examines the public health impact of alcohol consumption, looking at the full burden of disease that can be attributed to drinking. Table of Contents  Each article is available online in full text. Files also are available for downloading to your favorite e-reader. 117  Editors’ Note [PDF] 120  In This Issue [PDF] 122  Measuring the Burden: Alcohol’s Evolving Impact [PDF] Ralph hingson, Sc.D., and Jürgen Rehm, Ph.D. 128  Using Surveys to Calculate Disability-Adjusted Life-Years [PDF] Wolfgang Wiedermann, Ph.D., and Ulrich Frick, Ph.D. 135  Community Indicators: Assessing the Impact of Alcohol Use on Communities [PDF] Andrea Flynn, Ph.D., and Samantha Wells, Ph.D. 150  Focus on: The Burden of Alcohol Use—Trauma and Emergency Outcomes [PDF] Cheryl J. Cherpitel, Dr.P.H. 155  Chronic Diseases and Conditions Related to Alcohol Use [PDF] Kevin D. Shield, M.H.Sc.; Charles Parry, Ph.D.; and Jürgen Rehm, Ph.D. 174  Alcohol and Mortality: Global Alcohol-Attributable Deaths From Cancer, Liver Cirrhosis, and Injury in 2010[PDF] Jürgen Rehm, Ph.D., and Kevin D. Shield, M.H.Sc. 184  APIS: The NIAAA Alcohol Policy Information System [PDF] Michael Hilton, Ph.D. 186  The Burden of Alcohol Use: Focus on Children and Preadolescents [PDF] John E. Donovan, Ph.D. 193  Prevalence and Predictors of Adolescent Alcohol Use and Binge Drinking in the United States [PDF] Megan E. Patrick, Ph.D., and John E. Schulenberg, Ph.D. 201  The Burden of Alcohol Use: Excessive Alcohol Consumption and Related Consequences Among College Students [PDF] Aaron White, Ph.D., and Ralph Hingson, Sc.D. 219  Focus On: Women and the Costs of Alcohol Use [PDF] Sharon C. Wilsnack, Ph.D.; Richard W. Wilsnack, Ph.D.; and Lori Wolfgang Kantor, M.A. 229  Focus On: Ethnicity and the Social and Health Harms From Drinking [PDF] Karen G. Chartier, Ph.D.; Patrice A.C. Vaeth, Dr.P.H.; and Raul Caetano, M.D., Ph.D. 238  Gaps in Clinical Prevention and Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorders: Costs, Consequences, and Strategies [PDF] Mark L. Willenbring, M.D. 244  The World Health Organization’s Global Monitoring System on Alcohol and Health [PDF] Vladimir Poznyak, M.D., Ph.D.; Alexandra Fleischmann, Ph.D.; Dag Rekve, MS.c.; Margaret Rylett, M.A.; Jürgen Rehm, Ph.D., and Gerhard Gmel, Ph.D. 250  Measuring the Burden—Current and Future Research Trends: Results From the NIAAA Expert Panel on Alcohol and Chronic Disease Epidemiology [PDF] Rosalind A. Breslow, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D., and Kenneth J. Mukamal, M.D.