Alcohol use in China
Abstract
AIMS: Over recent decades there has been a striking increase in alcohol consumption and related problems in China. As China holds over 22% of the world's population this has a significant potential impact on world health. Here we review English- and Chinese-language publications on the prevalence of alcohol consumption and related problems in China, and treatment and control measures to reduce these. METHODS: Medline search 1976-2002 and search of the China National Knowledge Infrastructure database 1996-2002. RESULTS: While alcohol is a traditional part of Chinese life, commercial alcohol production in China has increased more than 50-fold per capita since 1952. In parallel there is evidence of a marked increase in prevalence of alcohol dependence, which has moved from the ninth to the third most prevalent mental illness. The public health response to increase in alcohol-related disorders has commenced but is in need of further development. CONCLUSIONS: There is a need for increased policies and public health programmes to reduce alcohol related harm, and evaluation of outpatient treatment potential.
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There are wide gender differences in the prevalence of AUD in China and Malaysia, with male predisposition for AUD evidenced in both countries.
“Nevertheless, there is a wide gender differences in the prevalence of AUD in China and Malaysia, whereby male predisposition for AUD are evidenced in both countries [61, 62].”
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- Authors
- Cochrane, J.
- Affiliations
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Cochrane, J.
- Venue
- Alcohol and Alcoholism
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2003-11-01
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 537-542
- ISSN
- 0735-0414 (ISSN-L)
- 1464-3502
- OpenAlex
- W2144494533
- Cited by
- 335
- References
- 14
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- FWCI
- 0.25
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Alcohol and Alcoholism (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Keywords
- alcohol consumption, alcoholism, alcohol-related disorders, alcohol-related harm, alcohol production, public health policy, alcohol treatment, China
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Alcohol Drinking, Attitude, China, Female, Health Policy, Humans, Male, Public Health, Alcohol-Related Disorders
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