scholarly journals To the problem of excessive alcohol consumption in Russian families

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 142-160
Author(s):  
E. N. Novoselova
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
World Health ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Excessive Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Working Age ◽  
History Of ◽  
Excessive Alcohol ◽  
Health Organization

The article is devoted to the analysis of alcoholism in Russian families. The author gives a brief excurse into the history of alcohol consumption, dispels the myth that the Russian people never controlled consumption of alcoholic beverages. The work, relying on the latest statistics, demonstrated that despite the emerging positive trends in this area, the level of alcohol consumption (especially strong alcohol) in Russia is still very high and significantly exceeds the conditionally safe norm indicated by the WHO experts. It negatively affects the life expectancy of the Russian population, especially among men of working age. However, if previously alcoholism was predominantly masculine, today this type of addiction is becoming gender-neutral and women drink on a par with men, which will inevitably lead to an increase in mortality from alcohol-related causes among them.Particular attention is paid to the problems of families facing the problem of alcoholism among one or several of their members. It is emphasized that children are the most vulnerable in this situation because of their dependence on adults — they are not able to change the situation and are forced to live in constant conflict, stress and ill-treatment. The author notes that the violence to which not only children, but also other family members are subjected to in alcoholic families, is far from rare and extremely dangerous.The paper addresses the issue of the influence of alcoholism of adult family members on children's health. Children of dependent parents are often born sick and lag behind in physical and mental development. This is further aggravated by upbringing in an atmosphere of alcoholism, which leads to the fact that the younger generation perceives excessive alcohol consumption as the norm, adopts the habits of parents and also become dependent. Children of drinking parents also experience many complexities of a personal and interpersonal nature and are prone to auto-aggressive behavior.In conclusion, the author addresses the problem of social orphanhood arising from alcohol abuse by parents, as well as its consequences.The empirical part of the work is based on data from the World Health Organization, the Federal State Statistics Service, the Public Opinion Foundation and the All-Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion.The article will be of interest to specialists in the field of sociology of family and health, prevention of addictive behavior, rehabilitation of people with addictions, and students of relevant specialties.

Characteristics, management and outcomes of patients with hepatocarcinoma in a low-income country.

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e16166-e16166
Author(s):  
Jennifer Dominguez ◽  
Bonnie Macario ◽  
Rixci Ramirez ◽  
Mario Daniel Castro
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Liver Cancer ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Cox Regression ◽  
Target Therapy ◽  
Income Country ◽  
Rank Test ◽  
Excessive Alcohol Consumption ◽  
History Of ◽  
Excessive Alcohol

e16166 Background: Worldwide, every year, there are nearly 905,000 patients diagnosed with liver cancer; it is the sixth most common malignancy and the third most lethal malignancy. Almost three quarters of new patients live in areas with low and medium-income country. Guatemala has the highest mortality and incidence of liver cancer. Objectives: Describe the clinical characteristics, main risk factors, treatment and outcomes of patients with hepatocarcinoma (HCC) in Guatemala. Methods: A retrospective review was performed among patients with HCC from January 2002 to December 2019 in the Instituto Guatemalteco de Seguridad Social (IGSS). Kaplan Meier curves, Cox regression and log-rank test were used to calculate overall survival (OS) and mortality. Results: 140 patients with HCC were analyzed, 114 women and 26 men with a median age of 60 years (20 - 99), 102 patients (73%) have history of excessive alcohol consumption and 11 (8%) has history of chronic hepatitis B or C virus infection. All of the patients have liver cirrhosis, Child-Pugh A 100 patients (71%), B 34 (24%) and C 6 (5%). 10 patients (7%) have HCC BCLC A, 0 (0%) BCLC B, 121 (81%) BCLC C and 9 (6%) BCLC D. All patients with HCC BCLC A received surgical treatment with a median OS of 123 months (95% CI 89 - 156 p < 0.001). 122 patients (89%) received target therapy with Sorafenib with a median OS of 17 months (95% CI 12 - 21 p < 0.001) and 8 patients (6%) underwent to chemoembolization with a median OS of 32 months (95% CI 12 - 52 p < 0.001). At this time, 111 patients (79%) died from the disease, 11 (8%) are alive with the disease and 8 (6%) are alive without disease. Conclusions: The most frequent risk factor for HCC is the excessive alcohol consumption, survival of patients with HCC are associated with treatment at the beginning of the disease.

scholarly journals Alcoholic Cirrhosis with Zinc and Copper Co-Deficiency

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 8-15
Author(s):  
Chanita Unhapipatpong ◽  
Daruneewan Warodomwichit ◽  
Kumutnart Chanprapaph
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Zinc Deficiency ◽  
Copper Deficiency ◽  
Zinc Supplementation ◽  
Alcoholic Cirrhosis ◽  
Oral Antibiotics ◽  
Excessive Alcohol Consumption ◽  
History Of ◽  
Excessive Alcohol

A 54-year-old Thai female with known alcoholic cirrhosis presented with chronic scaly eczematous patches and plaque for over 1 month. Initially, she was treated with oral antibiotics, but the lesions did not improve. The dermatologic examination and history of alcoholic cirrhosis were compatible with zinc deficiency. Moreover, copper deficiency was found together with zinc deficiency. Excessive alcohol consumption can cause zinc and copper co-deficiency. To avoid aggravated copper deficiency after zinc supplementation, copper and zinc were supplemented together in appropriate proportions. On the 2-week follow-up examination, her clinical outcome improved.

scholarly journals RESPONSIBLE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND EUROPEAN PUBLIC POLICY

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 153-165
Author(s):  
Calina-Ana BUTIU
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
World Health ◽  
Social Environments ◽  
European Union Policy ◽  
Excessive Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Reduction Strategies ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The Right

The detrimental effects of alcohol consumption have been the subject of numerous research works from various fields, particularly due to its social impact. As part of public policy, alcohol consumption has frequently been included in national and supranational agendas and eliciting many research studies, reports and consumption reduction strategies. World Health Organization statistics-based reports name European countries as having among the highest levels of alcohol consumption and, while the reduction of it is a stated European Union policy-making objective, the conclusions of the studies are not easily discernible, and the practical results achieved so far, not that effective. In a world of abundance, excessive alcohol consumption remains a rather elusive problem of public policy, due to the complexity of its interactions with all of the biological, psychological and social environments. Many studies so far suggest that the right policy may not be complete abstinence, but rather an approach based on a responsible level of consumption.

scholarly journals Alcohol mortality in Russia: assessment with representative survey data

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 75-95
Author(s):  
Polina O. Kuznetsova
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Premature Mortality ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Excessive Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Relative Risks ◽  
Excessive Alcohol ◽  
External Causes

According to vast empirical evidence, excessive alcohol consumption is an important factor of premature mortality in Russia. At the same time, quantifying alcohol-related deaths is not so easy, as generally the discussion of alcohol mortality only concerns the causes of death attributed solely to alcohol, which significantly narrows the range of possible negative consequences. Including data on losses from myocardial infarction, coronary heart disease and other common cardiovascular and other diseases in alcohol mortality estimates is enabled by an approach using data on the relative risks of death from various causes depending on the type of alcohol consumption. Within this study, alcohol consumption, depending on sex and age, was assessed on data from a representative national survey, taking into account information on the volume of recorded sales of alcoholic beverages. According to the obtained results, in 2018 the death rate from alcohol-related causes in Russia amounted to 196,000 people, 146,000 men and 50,000 women among them. The peak of alcohol mortality is observed among people aged over 50. The structure of alcohol mortality is dominated by diseases of the cardiovascular system and external causes, and for men the contribution of external causes is significantly higher. Excessive alcohol consumption reduces life expectancy by 5.9 and 4.7 years for men and women, and healthy life expectancy by 4.2 and 2.6 years for men and women.

Alcohol consumption among students and its relationship with nutritional intake: a cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Elisabet R Hillesund ◽  
Nina C Øverby ◽  
Erlend L Valen ◽  
Dagrun Engeset
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Alcohol Intake ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
Inverse Association ◽  
Excessive Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Consumption Level ◽  
Micronutrient Intake ◽  
Excessive Alcohol

Abstract Objective: Excessive alcohol consumption during reproductive years may impact the integrity of developing eggs and sperm, potentially affecting the life-long health of future children. Inadequate diets could aggravate these preconception effects of alcohol. The aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence of excessive alcohol consumption and explore whether weekly alcohol intake is associated with energy and nutrient intake and adequacy of micronutrient intake among students. Design: Cross-sectional survey using a validated and reproducibility-tested FFQ. Setting: University of Agder, Norway, in 2018. Participants: 622 students (71 % female). Results: More than 80 % reported having consumed alcoholic beverages the past 4 weeks. One-third of men and 13 % of women exceeded the upper recommended limit of 14 UK alcohol units/week. An inverse association between increasing alcohol intake and energy-adjusted micronutrient intake was evident for thiamine, phosphate, Fe, Zn and Se in men, and for vitamin A, β-carotene, vitamin E and C, thiamine, vitamin B6, folate, P, Mg, K, Fe, Zn and Cu in women. A substantial proportion had vitamin D, folate, Fe and I intakes below average requirement regardless of alcohol consumption level. The combination of prevalent alcohol use, decreasing micronutrient density of diet across alcohol consumption level and a high probability of micronutrient inadequacy indicate reason for concern in a preconception public health perspective. Conclusions: Our findings call for investigations into young adults’ knowledge, reflections and beliefs regarding diet and alcohol use to understand how these behaviours could be improved ahead of parenthood.

scholarly journals Risk factors and clinical features of recurrent stroke in the Tyva Republic

2014 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-202
Author(s):  
Kh D Mongush ◽  
A B Ondar ◽  
R Ch Chylbak-ool ◽  
M B Balchir ◽  
Ch O Mongush
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Family History ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Arterial Hypertension ◽  
Recurrent Stroke ◽  
Excessive Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Stroke Group ◽  
History Of ◽  
Excessive Alcohol ◽  
Male Patients

Aim. To determine risk factors and clinical features of the recurrent stroke. Methods. A prospective 3-year cohort study was conducted including 120 patients with stroke admitted to the neurological department of the Republican Hospital №1 of Kyzyl at 2010-2012, 60 of whom had recurrent stroke (group 1), and 60 had primary stroke (group 2). Results. Recurrent stroke was by 16.66% more common in men. The mean age of males having recurrent stroke was younger compared to females (р 0.05). Patients with family history of arterial hypertension in closest relatives were significantly more prevalent among those with recurrent stroke (70 versus 35%, p 0.05). The rate of excessive alcohol consumption was also significantly higher in patients with recurrent stroke (18.33 versus 6.67%, p 0.05). Mortality associated with the recurrent stroke was higher in males of all age groups, difference was statistically significant in male patients over 70 years of age (p 0.05). Combined first 28-day mortality was 26.67% (32 cases), and was higher in patients with primary stroke (p 0.05). Only 21.67% of patients took antihypertensives regularly prior to the primary stroke, among patients with recurrent stroke this share reached 70%. Antiplatelet drugs were taken by 5% of patients prior to the primary stroke, in patients who suffered the stroke the share was higher and reached 53.33%. Conclusion. Family history of arterial hypertension was the most important risk factor for recurrent stroke. Male patients had higher risks of recurrent stroke and fatal outcome, which may be associated with lower drug compliance (including antiplatelet drugs and anticoagulants, antihypertensives) and higher exposure to other risk factors (smoking, excessive alcohol consumption).

scholarly journals Restricting Retail Hours of Alcohol Sales within an Army Community

2019 ◽  
Vol 184 (9-10) ◽  
pp. e400-e405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren E Grattan ◽  
Brittney S Mengistu ◽  
Steven H Bullock ◽  
Theresa Jackson Santo ◽  
Dawnyéa D Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Longitudinal Design ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
Service Members ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Retail Sale ◽  
Excessive Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Excessive Alcohol ◽  
Alcohol Sales

Abstract Introduction Excessive alcohol consumption continues to be a significant concern to overall military readiness; each year, it results in non-deployable active duty service members and service members separated from service. In 2009, The Community Preventive Services Task Force recommended limiting the hours of alcohol sales as an evidence-based and effective intervention to reduce alcohol-related harms. In June 2014, partnerships at an Army Installation in the Midwestern United States implemented a policy to reduce excessive alcohol consumption and associated alcohol-related harms. Although community-based interventions have been shown to successfully reduce alcohol-related negative consequences, little research has explored the effects of these interventions in military communities. Materials and Methods The intervention reduced the retail sale of alcoholic beverages by eight hours daily (11:01 pm to 6:59 am) within the installation community. The U.S. Army Public Health Review Board approved this study as public health practice. The quantitative assessment from a mixed-methods evaluation implemented an interrupted time series design to assess changes in the community resulting from the intervention. Revenue and crime data were collected 11 months and 12 months prior to and after the onset of the intervention, respectively, to quantify the adherence to and effectiveness of the policy. The outcome variables measured in the evaluation were Serious Incident Reports (SIRs) and Driving Under the Influence/Driving While Intoxicated (DUI/DWI) citations. A Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test of significance was used to measure changes in crime outcomes post-policy. Results The results indicated that pre-policy rates of overall DUI/DWI citations, and DUI/DWI citations on-post were significantly higher than post-policy DUI/DWI citations (p &lt; 0.05). The results also indicated that pre-policy rates of overall SIRS, alcohol-related SIRs, and SIRs occurring at night were not statistically higher than post-policy rates (p ≥ 0.05). The pre-policy DUI/DWI citations occurring off-post and DUI/DWI citations occurring at night did not reach statistical significance (p &gt; 0.05). Policy adherence was good and total alcohol sales revenue remained stable before and after policy implementation. Conclusions This was the first known evaluation within a military community to report improvements in crime statistics following an eight hour reduction in daily retail sale hours of alcohol. The reduction in alcohol-related harms presented in this evaluation are typical for small communities implementing alcohol-related policies; however, the effect sizes reported here are larger than those reported in the current literature, suggesting that the policy positively impacted the installation community in decreasing alcohol-related harms. Evaluation data did not show statistically significant reductions in DUI/DWI citations and SIRs occurring during night hours. Further, the evaluation design disallows the ability to draw a causal relationship between the intervention and measured outcomes. Additional installations should consider implementing similar policies to determine if observed effects are replicable. Future studies should include a longitudinal design that would allow for long-lasting changes to be observed within the population, measurement of additional proximal outcomes (e.g., reported alcohol consumption), and investigating social and health outcomes both inside and outside the confines of the installation community.

scholarly journals Effect of Alcohol to Oral Health

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-77
Author(s):  
K. Peycheva ◽  
E. Boteva
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Soft Tissues ◽  
Haemorrhagic Stroke ◽  
Dental Erosion ◽  
World Health ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Excessive Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Clinical Observations ◽  
Negative Side Effects ◽  
Health Organization

SummaryAccording to the World Health Organization there are almost two billion people worldwide who consume alcohol on a regular basis. It’s a common abuse and almost 80 million are diagnozed with “alcohol abuse disorders” (WHO 2002, 2004). Excessive alcohol consumption is related to more than 60 different medical conditions, as suicide, homicide and different forms of accidents. Some conditions are acute, while other conditions such as liver cirrhosis, chronic pancreatitis, haemorrhagic stroke and various forms of cancer, are chronic consequences. Non-carious destructions of teeth like dental erosion are also associated with frequent alcohol consumption, because of precipitation of salivary proline-rich proteins caused by polyphenols present in most alcoholic drinks. The high concentration of organic and inorganic acids and the habit of keeping the alcoholic drink in the mouth can cause chronic inflammations of the soft tissues in the mouth and can increase the negative side effects from metals of crowns, bridges, orthodontic devises and various restorations. A literature review has been made due to the authors clinical observations and experiences.

scholarly journals The Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages Can Be Reduced by Fiscal Means? Study on the Case of Romania

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 7553
Author(s):  
Ionel Bostan ◽  
Valentina Diana Rusu
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Statistical Methods ◽  
The State ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
World Health ◽  
State Budget ◽  
Excessive Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Excise Tax ◽  
Excise Taxes ◽  
Romanian Population

World Health Organization gives great importance to excessive alcohol consumption among the population and its negative effects. It proposes a set of measures to reduce alcohol consumption and its harmful effects. The objective of our study was to estimate the effects of excise tax on alcohol in Romania, from two perspectives. On the one hand, we analyze the effects of alcohol excise on the consumption of alcoholic beverages among the Romanian population. We also consider the relationship between alcohol consumption and the incidence of diseases and deaths caused by it. On the other hand, we analyze the effects of the excise tax on alcohol on the state budget, through the revenues from the sales of alcohol. For achieving the main purpose of the paper, we analyze secondary data using both graphical and statistical methods. The statistical methods imply testing correlation between variables and also a regression model. The obtained results highlight the fact that the excise taxes on alcohol have not a significant effect on alcohol consumption among the population. At the same time, we observed that the revenues from excise taxes in alcohol at the state budget had an increasing trend. These results highlight the fact that the increase of excise duties for alcoholic beverages, in Romania, does not reduce their consumption. So, in order to limit the effects of this harmful habit of a certain part of the Romanian population, the decision-makers must take additional measures, the fiscal ones being relatively inefficient.

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