WHO report on alcohol, drug-use disorders

In a comprehensive update based on 2019 data, a new WHO report found that globally 2.6 million deaths a year were attributable to alcohol consumption, accounting for 4.7% of all deaths, and 0.6 million deaths to psychoactive drug use. Notably, 2 million of alcohol- and 0.4 million of drug-attributable deaths were among men. The report highlights the urgent need to accelerate actions globally towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal Target 3.5 by 2030 by reducing alcohol and drug consumption and improving access to quality treatment for substance use disorders. Read the report at https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240096745.