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Further considerations of the best indicator for the harmful use of alcohol
Author(s) -
Rehm Jürgen,
Manthey Jakob,
Franklin Ari,
Shield Kevin D.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
drug and alcohol review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.018
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1465-3362
pISSN - 0959-5236
DOI - 10.1111/dar.13151
Subject(s) - per capita , alcohol consumption , consumption (sociology) , sustainable development , environmental health , psychology , alcohol , medicine , political science , sociology , social science , population , biochemistry , chemistry , law
and Aims We discuss the rejoinder of Sherwin to our review which came to the result that adult alcohol per capita consumption is the best indicator for the harmful use of alcohol for the sustainable development goals. Design and Methods Scientific discourse. Results Sherwin suggested two additional indicators, ‘age‐standardised prevalence of heavy episodic drinking among adolescents and adults’ and ‘alcohol‐related morbidity and mortality among adolescents and adults’. Given that these indicators should be part of the comprehensive sustainable development goals, we do not believe that three indicators for one target make sense. In addition, both suggested indicators are can only be derived using adult alcohol per capita consumption as basis. Discussion and Conclusions Adult per capita consumption should remain the indicator for the sustainable development goals.