This IARD trends report highlights new data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and member states, as well as gaps in the data, since the adoption of the Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol in 2010.
Read MoreThis IARD Policy Review describes the results of studies examining the effectiveness of screening and brief interventions (SB Is) for hazardous or harmful drinking. The following criteria were used to select studies following a literature search using Pub Med and the IARD ...
Read MoreIARD commissioned You Gov to look at changes in drinking habits among adults during COVID-19. Surveys were conducted in May and November 2020 and all figures, unless otherwise stated, are from You Gov Plc. Please click on the links below to access ...
Read MoreThe alcohol market can be divided into two main segments―recorded and unrecorded. Both segments are well established in many parts of the world and respond to social, cultural, economic, and political change. They also play a role in a range ...
Read MoreThe Alcohol Education Guide was developed to facilitate a structured and comprehensive approach to alcohol education. It walks users through program development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation, and provides a list of well-evaluated alcohol education and prevention programs/interventions. At the end ...
Read MoreIn an effort to help describe the unrecorded alcohol market, as well as drinking patterns and preferences among its consumers, IARD has supported population-based surveys in several countries. This report, prepared by the National Economic University Institute for Population and ...
Read MoreIn an effort to help describe the unrecorded alcohol market, as well as drinking patterns and preferences among its consumers, IARD has supported population–based surveys in several countries. This report outlines findings of a survey conducted in 2014-2015 in Vietnam. ...
Read MoreThis Health Review focuses on cancer sites associated with alcohol consumption as identified by the World Cancer Research Foundation and the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Due to the limited availability of national cancer statistics in many countries, U.S. ...
Read MoreThis booklet is designed as a resource for UN member states on alcohol and health trends by country based on the WHO’s latest data. It provides a basis for examining where there has been progress since the UN strategy came ...
Read MoreConsumption data are provided by the The IWSR. The data are organized by country or territory and beverage strength and listed annually since 2000.Released: June 2025
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