Assessing the impact of Lithuania’s 2018 alcohol marketing ban on adolescent alcohol use by comparing trends with five EU control countries: a study protocol for a secondary data analysis

BMJ Open, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(3), P. e094586 - e094586

Published: March 1, 2025

Introduction Alcohol consumption poses a significant health risk, contributing to 10% of deaths in the WHO European Region. To combat this, recommends implementation its ‘best buy’ policies—three cost-effective alcohol policies that include higher taxes, restricted availability and marketing bans. While evidence links increased consumption, effectiveness bans decreasing use remains inconclusive. Lithuania’s 2018 comprehensive ban offers unique opportunity measure impact this particular control policy. Methods analysis We will analyse repeated cross-sectional measures among 15-year-old 16-year-old adolescents from Lithuania other five Union countries (Estonia, France, Italy, Latvia Poland). Data School Survey Project on Other Drugs collected between 2003 2019 be used, as well longitudinal policy data meticulously gathered through official records, supplemented by relevant literature consultations with national authorities. Although all six introduced best buy policies—primarily via excise tax increases implemented at different times—only full ban. Generalised linear mixed models employed assess restrictions controlling for participant characteristics, social behaviours country-level variables such evaluated partial Bridging Gap (BtG) scale. Sensitivity analyses explore outcome time periods model specifications. Ethics dissemination The Research Board primary recipient grant has approved secondary outlined proposal (CAMH REB 050/2020 delegated review, renewed annually). study results published peer-reviewed journal, presented conferences, shared policymakers.

Language: Английский

---

The predicted impact of the proposed alcohol production deregulation policy on consumption in Thailand

International Journal of Health Economics and Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 19, 2025

Language: Английский

---

Understanding Alcohol Abuse in Deceased Donors: Effects on Liver Transplant Results

Journal of Clinical Medicine, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 14(8), P. 2773 - 2773

Published: April 17, 2025

Background/Objectives: Liver transplantation is a life-saving procedure for patients with end-stage liver disease. In recent years, the demand has surpassed supply of available donor organs. Utilizing extended-criteria donors (ECDs) alleviates scarcity suitable livers transplantation. One ECD was history alcohol abuse. grafts from chronic and active abuse are typically promptly excluded, diminishing organ pool. This highlights need to re-evaluate exclusion criteria expand pool address ongoing shortage. Methods: We examined adult (>18 years) transplant recipients who received deceased had documented between 2011 2024. indications were conventional included hepatitis C virus (HCV), non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, alcoholic disease, disease coexisting HCV, cryptogenic cirrhosis, cholestatic primary biliary cholangitis, sclerosing metabolic hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatitis. compared 1-year, 5-year, 9-year survival rates those non-alcohol-consuming donors. Results: total, 370 included. At 1 year post-transplant, comparable two groups. Conclusions: yielded function outcomes non-alcohol-using By expanding include carefully screened alcohol-using donors, programs can improve access transplantations.

Language: Английский

---

Revisiting the Alcohol-Aggression Link: The Impact of Alcohol Consumption Patterns

Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 265, P. 112496 - 112496

Published: Nov. 8, 2024

Language: Английский

---