Addiction Research Centres and the Nurturing of Creativity. National Institute on Alcohol and Drugs Policies, Brazil

Laranjeira, Ronaldo; Mitsuhiro, Sandro Sendin

doi:10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03380.x

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“…A previous study showed that the 2008 policy implementation in Brazil (drunk driving) had a significant impact on reduction of traffic injuries and fatalities [30]. Other studies conducted in Brazil have emphasized comprehensive and effective alcohol and drug policy [11] since so far policies have been fragmented and poorly enforced [31]. As shown by our results, the alcohol consumption and the attributable disease burden mirror each other and the implemented policies fit the trend of the decreasing disease burden.…”

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Alcohol–attributed disease burden and alcohol policies in the BRICS–countries during the years 1990–2013

Rabiee¹,

Agardh²,

Coates³

et al. 2017

Journal of Global Health

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BackgroundWe aimed to assess alcohol consumption and alcohol–attributed disease burden by DALYs (disability adjusted life years) in the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) between 1990 and 2013, and explore to what extent these countries have implemented evidence–based alcohol policies during the same time period.MethodsA comparative risk assessment approach and literature review, within a setting of the BRICS countries. Participants were the total populations (males and females combined) of each country. Levels of alcohol consumption, age–standardized alcohol–attributable DALYs per 100 000 and alcohol policy documents were measured.ResultsThe alcohol–attributed disease burden mirrors level of consumption in Brazil, Russia and India, to some extent in China, but not in South Africa. Between the years 1990–2013 DALYs per 100 000 decreased in Brazil (from 2124 to 1902), China (from 1719 to 1250) and South Africa (from 2926 to 2662). An increase was observed in Russia (from 4015 to 4719) and India (from 1574 to 1722). Policies were implemented in all of the BRICS countries and the most common were tax increases, drink–driving measures and restrictions on advertisement.ConclusionsThere was an overall decrease in alcohol–related DALYs in Brazil, China and South Africa, while an overall increase was observed in Russia and India. Most notably is the change in DALYs in Russia, where a distinct increase from 1990–2005 was followed by a steady decrease from 2005–2013. Even if assessment of causality cannot be done, policy changes were generally followed by changes in alcohol–attributed disease burden. This highlights the importance of more detailed research on this topic.

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Alcohol–attributed disease burden and alcohol policies in the BRICS–countries during the years 1990–2013

Rabiee¹,

Agardh²,

Coates³

et al. 2017

Journal of Global Health

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“…Alcohol consumption by most women in this study converges with data from the World Health Organization (14) , when it states that alcohol consumption by women has grown in several countries and has been approaching that of men who historically have always been greater. In Brazil, an epidemiological study has shown that alcohol consumption by women has grown linearly (15) .…”

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Alcohol and other drug use, and mental distress in the women’s universe

Júnior

Monteiro

2020

Rev. Bras. Enferm.

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Objective: to analyze the relationship between alcohol and other drug use, and mental distress among women. Method: an analytical cross-sectional study conducted with 369 women in Piauí State. Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, Non-Student Drugs Use Questionnaire and Self-Reporting Questionnaire and inferential statistics were used. Results: women with heavy alcohol consumption (zone IV - possible dependence) are 2.1 times more likely to have mental distress. Consuming tobacco increases the odds of distress 3.5%, tranquilizers 2.6 times and cannabis 4.5 times. There is a statistically significant and positive correlation between the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test score and the Self-Reporting Questionnaire (p = 0.000; r = 0.250). Conclusion: alcohol, tobacco, tranquilizers and cannabis use is associated with mental distress. The more intense the alcohol consumption, the more intense the mental distress. Therefore, it is necessary to track alcohol and other drug consumption, and mental distress in the routine care of women.

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“…The high prevalence of alcohol use among Brazilian students in all the cities studied points that many gaps remain to be filled for a comprehensive antialcohol policy. According to Laranjeira and Mistushiro, 18 the unregulated market of alcohol in Brazil has contributed to the worsening health of the Brazilian population in the past decades, supporting the position of alcohol misuse as one of the major public health problems in Brazil. One of the hypothesis to explain the unregulated alcohol market, even considering the existence of some laws that aim to regulate alcohol sales and purchase, is that Brazil is home of one of the largest breweries in the world – Companhia de Bebidas das Américas (AMBEV) –, which has a strong political influence on the Country.…”

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Trends in alcohol and tobacco use among Brazilian students: 1989 to 2010

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OBJECTIVE To analyze temporal trends of the prevalence of alcohol and tobacco use among Brazilian students.METHODS We analyzed data published between 1989 and 2010 from five epidemiological surveys on students from the 6th to the 12th grade of public schools from the ten largest state capitals of Brazil. The total sample consisted of 104,104 students and data were collected in classrooms. The same collection tool – a World Health Organization self-reporting questionnaire – and sampling and weighting procedures were used in the five surveys. The Chi-square test for trend was used to compare the prevalence from different years.RESULTS The prevalence of alcohol and tobacco use varied among the years and cities studied. Alcohol consumption decreased in the 10 state capitals (p < 0.001) throughout 21 years. Tobacco use also decreased significantly in eight cities (p < 0.001). The highest prevalence of alcohol use was found in the Southeast region in 1993 (72.8%, in Belo Horizonte) and the lowest one in Belem (30.6%) in 2010. The highest past-year prevalence of tobacco use was found in the South region in 1997 (28.0%, in Curitiba) and the lowest one in the Southeast in 2010 (7.8%, in Sao Paulo).CONCLUSIONS The decreasing trend in the prevalence of tobacco and alcohol use among students detected all over the Country can be related to the successful and comprehensive Brazilian antitobacco and antialcohol policies. Despite these results, the past-year prevalence of alcohol consumption in the past year remained high in all Brazilian regions.

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Addiction Research Centres and the Nurturing of Creativity. National Institute on Alcohol and Drugs Policies, Brazil

Cited by 9 publications

References 35 publications

Alcohol–attributed disease burden and alcohol policies in the BRICS–countries during the years 1990–2013

Alcohol–attributed disease burden and alcohol policies in the BRICS–countries during the years 1990–2013

Alcohol and other drug use, and mental distress in the women’s universe

Trends in alcohol and tobacco use among Brazilian students: 1989 to 2010

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