ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION. CHARACTERISTICS, MEDICAL AND SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES
Abstract:
Today, alcohol addiction has the largest expansion in all population groups, as recognized by the experts in various fields as a true “pandemic toxic”. Alcohol and drugs are the main causes for the increase of the crime rate. Statistics show that alcohol consumption is correlated with 50% of suicide cases, 80% of crimes, 30% of serious traffic accidents and 15% of drowning cases. The paper aims at providing an insight into the level and trend of alcohol consumption in Europe and Romania based on the statistics of the last decade.full text article in Romanian (.RO) |
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