Burden of disease attributable to alcohol use and its counter measure in China
10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20190801-00619
- VernacularTitle:中国人群饮酒疾病负担及应对措施
- Author:
Yingying JIANG
1
;
Xiaohui XU
;
Tingling XU
;
Fan MAO
;
Ning JI
;
Wenlan DONG
;
Maigeng ZHOU
Author Information
1. 中国疾病预防控制中心慢性非传染性疾病预防控制中心，北京 100050
- Keywords:
Alcohol drinking;
Burden of disease
- From:
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine
2020;54(7):731-736
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Harmful drinking causes serious consequences to social security as well as physical and mental health of the general public. The Global Burden of Disease Study (2017) showed that the number of alcohol-related deaths in China in 2017 was 1.82 times higher than that in 1990, and the population attributable fraction increased by 44.13%. The burden of disease caused by drinking alcohol had been increasing. By comparing with the comprehensive intervention strategy of restricting harmful drinking put forward by the World Health Organization, we suggest that the current interventions that need to be improved in China should include several aspects below: (1) strengthening the control of alcohol production, marketing and circulation, (2) restricting the availability of alcohol products for minors through enterprise self-discipline, laws and regulations, parents and school health education, (3) bridging gaps in appropriate techniques and services for alcohol restriction/abstinence in the health care system, (4) providing services such as rapid screening of alcohol dependence and short abstinence interventions, (5) strengthening restrictions on alcohol advertising especially in new media (e.g., online and social media) marketing practices for alcohol products, (6) conducting scientific research and evaluation on alcohol tax-related issues, and (7) regularly reviewing alcohol prices related to inflation and income levels.
