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Global disability due to alcohol and drug use has increased over 20 years: landmark report

Date Published: 
Friday, 14 December 2012

A landmark report published today in international journal The Lancet shows that mental illness is now the largest contributor to disability worldwide, with drug and alcohol use disorders contributing the most to mental disability after depression and anxiety.

Policy options to redress excessive alcohol consumption

Date Published: 
Monday, 23 January 2012

Success in reducing alcohol consumption and related harms is likely to lie in the integration of multiple policies, rather than reliance on individual, uncoordinated approaches.

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