Alcohol consumption is a leading risk for morbidity and mortality; public health initiatives needed

Authors

  • Ram Lakhan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/nje.v3i4.9520

Keywords:

AUDIT, consumption of alcohol, determinants of alcohol use, automobile repair workers

Abstract

I read the article authored by Dasgupta et al “Alcohol Consumption by workers in automobile repair shops of a slum of Kolkata: An assessment with AUDIT instrument” with great interest. This article was published in the Nepal Journal of Epidemiology in volume 3, issue 3, 2013. Alcoholism leads several health, economic and social problems in the lives of people who consume it. It also affects their families and community. Social issues such as violence, suicide, child neglect, work place absent, conflict in relationship, and divorce are some common outcomes of alcohol consumption.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/nje.v3i4.9520

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Author Biography

Ram Lakhan

Doctoral Candidate in Epidemiology, Jackson State University, USA

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Published

2013-12-31

How to Cite

Lakhan, R. (2013). Alcohol consumption is a leading risk for morbidity and mortality; public health initiatives needed. Nepal Journal of Epidemiology, 3(4), 295–296. https://doi.org/10.3126/nje.v3i4.9520

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 4 (2013)

Section

Letters to the Editor

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