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The World Health Organization periodically publishes The Global Status Report on Alcohol: The report was first published by WHO in 1999 with data from 1996. [1] The second report was released in 2004, published with data from 2003. [2] The third report was published in 2011, with data from 2010. [3]
A new report prepared by the World Health Organization said there are 2.6 million global deaths per year tied to alcohol consumption. The report says alcohol consumption led to 4.7% of all deaths ...
Alcohol education is the planned provision of information and skills relevant to living in a world where alcohol is commonly misused. [4] WHO Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health, highlights the fact that alcohol will be a larger problem in later years, with estimates suggesting it will be the leading cause of disability and death.
Acute alcohol poisoning is a medical emergency due to the risk of death from respiratory depression or aspiration of vomit if vomiting occurs while the person is unresponsive. Emergency treatment strives to stabilize and maintain an open airway and sufficient breathing while waiting for the alcohol to metabolize.
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is defined as a medical condition characterized by an impaired ability to stop or control alcohol use despite adverse social, occupational, or health consequences. [124] Excessive alcohol use can lead to health-related illness and continuous alcohol engagement can ultimately lead to death.
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Organ failure related to alcohol abuse Musician Jeff Hanneman: 2 May 2013 (aged 49) Inland Empire, California, United States Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis: Musician Jani Lane: 11 August 2011 (aged 47) Los Angeles, California, United States Acute alcohol poisoning [9] Musician Amy Winehouse: 23 July 2011 (aged 27)
Outbreaks of methanol poisoning have occurred when methanol is used to adulterate moonshine. [12] Methanol has a high toxicity in humans. If as little as 10 mL of pure methanol is ingested, for example, it can break down into formic acid, which can cause permanent blindness by destruction of the optic nerve, and 30 mL is potentially fatal, [13] although the median lethal dose is typically 100 ...