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This is a decrease from the 5.7 litres in 2010. Distilled alcoholic beverages are the most consumed, followed by beer and wines. The regions with the highest consumption are the WHO European Region (9.2 litres) and the Region of the Americas (7.5 litres). Recorded annual consumption of pure alcohol (litres) per person 15 years of age and over.
Based on combined data in the US from SAMHSA's 2004–2005 National Surveys on Drug Use & Health, the rate of past-year alcohol dependence or misuse among persons aged 12 or older varied by level of alcohol use: 44.7% of past month heavy drinkers, 18.5% binge drinkers, 3.8% past month non-binge drinkers, and 1.3% of those who did not drink ...
Epidemiology of binge drinking. Binge drinking is the practice of consuming excessive amounts of alcohol in a short period of time. Due to the idiosyncrasies of the human body, the exact amount of alcohol that would constitute binge drinking differs among individuals. [1] The definitions of binge drinking are also nuanced across cultures and ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a global, peer-led mutual-aid fellowship supporting abstinence-based recovery from alcoholism through its spiritually inclined twelve-step program. [ 1 ] AA’s Twelve Traditions, besides stressing anonymity and the lack of a governing hierarchy, establish AA as free to all, non-professional, unaffiliated, and non ...
This is a list of national liquors.A national liquor is a distilled alcoholic beverage considered standard and respected in a given country. While the status of many such drinks may be informal, there is usually a consensus in a given country that a specific drink has national status or is the "most popular liquor" in a given nation.
Witbier ("White Beer", made with herbs or fruit instead of or in addition to hops) Cauim (made from cassava or maize) Cheongju (Korean, made from rice) Chicha (made from cassava, maize root, grape, apple or other fruits) Cider (made from apple juice or other fruit juice) Perry (made from pears)
Alcohol in Cape Verde (1 C) Alcohol in Chile (2 C) Alcohol in China (5 C, 3 P) Alcohol in Colombia (1 C) Alcohol in Costa Rica (1 C) Alcohol in Croatia (1 C) Alcohol in Cuba (2 C, 1 P) Alcohol in the Czech Republic (2 C, 1 P)
Finland – 1919–1932 [39] Hungarian Soviet Republic – March 21 – August 1, 1919 – Sale and consumption of alcohol was prohibited [40] (partial ban from July 23). [41] Iceland – 1915–1935 (see prohibition in Iceland) – However beer with an alcohol content exceeding 2.25% was prohibited until 1989. [citation needed]