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Vladimir Poznyak warned: “Based on all trends and predictions, we can expect an increase in overall alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harm in the next 10 years,”

TheFrontierPost-enSaturday, September 22, 2018 at 5:35:00 PM Central European Summer Time

Vladimir Poznyak said: “Governments need to do more to meet the global targets and to reduce the burden of alcohol on societies; this is clear, and this action is either absent or not sufficient in most of the countries of the world,”

guardianFriday, September 21, 2018 at 3:52:00 PM Central European Summer Time

Tedros Adhanom said: “We would like to see Member States implement creative solutions that will save lives,”

un-newsFriday, September 21, 2018 at 7:20:00 PM Central European Summer Time

Tedros Adhanom said: “Far too many people, their families and communities suffer the consequences of the harmful use of alcohol through violence, injuries, mental health problems and diseases like cancer and stroke,”

eagletribuneSaturday, September 22, 2018 at 9:05:00 PM Central European Summer Time

Jeremy Pearson said: “While there may be a slight benefit to heart and circulatory health from modest drinking, many studies have shown that the overall health risks of drinking alcohol outweigh any benefits,”

news4jaxFriday, September 21, 2018 at 5:26:00 PM Central European Summer Time

Vladimir Poznyak said: “All countries can do much more to reduce the health and social costs of the harmful use of alcohol,”

reutersFriday, September 21, 2018 at 3:36:00 PM Central European Summer Time

Vladimir Poznyak said: "When we look at the trends of alcohol consumption in many countries from 2000, you can see ups and downs -- which are determined by different factors,"

eagletribuneSaturday, September 22, 2018 at 9:05:00 PM Central European Summer Time

Steven Bell added: “In the last decade or so there has been a steady reversal in thinking regarding the association of alcohol consumption with disease, specifically focused on challenging the preconception that moderate drinking has a net beneficial effect on health, and large efforts made to counteract the so-called binge drinking culture,”

fox2nowFriday, September 21, 2018 at 6:14:00 PM Central European Summer Time

Tedros Adhanom said: “We would like to see Member States implement creative solutions that will save lives, such as taxing alcohol and restricting advertising,”

scmpFriday, September 21, 2018 at 4:15:00 PM Central European Summer Time

Vladimir Poznyak said: “The policy responses which are currently in place are not sufficient to reverse the trends we’ve seen in certain parts of the world,”

bmjFriday, September 21, 2018 at 6:41:00 PM Central European Summer Time

Vladimir Poznyak said: “The Alcohol consumption level continues to be very high,”

news4jaxFriday, September 21, 2018 at 5:26:00 PM Central European Summer Time

Tedros Adhanom said: “Far too many people, their families and communities suffer the consequences of the harmful use of alcohol,”

news4jaxFriday, September 21, 2018 at 5:26:00 PM Central European Summer Time

Tedros Adhanom added: “We would like to see Member States implement creative solutions that will save lives, such as taxing alcohol and restricting advertising. We must do more to cut demand and reach the target set by governments of a 10percent relative reduction in consumption of alcohol globally between 2010 and 2025,”

tradearabiaSaturday, September 22, 2018 at 10:02:00 PM Central European Summer Time

Vladimir Poznyak said: “imperative for the governments to put in place measures that can mitigate the harms associated with this increase,”

taipeitimesSaturday, September 22, 2018 at 7:51:00 PM Central European Summer Time

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Excessive drinking killed more than 3 million people in 2016, U.N says
Alcohol abuse kills 3 million a year, most of them men: WHO
UN: Excessive drinking killed over 3 million people in 2016
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Alcohol abuse kills three million people a year: WHO report
Alcohol responsible for 3 million deaths worldwide: WHO AFP
6 people die every minute due to harmful use of alcohol: WHO report

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Tedros Adhanom [69%]

Vladimir Poznyak [62%]