Low-risk Drinking Guidelines Around the World: An Overview of the Current Situation

Paula, Tassiane Cristine Santos de; Chagas, Camila; Martins, Leonardo Breno; Ferri, Cleusa P.

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“…To date, this public health messaging tends to be general with messages such as 'set a budget,' 'do not gamble more than you can afford' and 'gamble responsibly.' In contrast, in other health areas such as alcohol consumption, general advice is typically accompanied with specific quantitative guidance that has been empirically derived from research evidence (Paula et al, 2020). However, due in part to the absence of international coordination to standardize the methodology and agreement on how to define 'low-risk' and a standard drink, there is large variation in what are considered safe drinking limits across countries.…”

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“…However, due in part to the absence of international coordination to standardize the methodology and agreement on how to define 'low-risk' and a standard drink, there is large variation in what are considered safe drinking limits across countries. In a recent review of lower-risk drinking guidelines for 68 countries (Paula et al, 2020), daily recommendations ranged dramatically from 16 to 60 g per day for men and 8 to 40 for women.…”

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Lower-risk gambling limits: linked analyses across eight countries

Hodgins

Young

Currie

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International Gambling Studies

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A common public health initiative in many jurisdictions is provision of advice to people to limit gambling to reduce the risk of gamblingrelated harm. The purpose of this study is to use consistent methodology with existing population-based prevalence surveys of gambling and related harms from different countries to identify quantitative limits for lower risk gambling. Risk curve analyses were conducted with eleven high quality data sets from eight Western countries. Gambling indicators were monthly expenditure, percentage of income spent on gambling, monthly frequency, and number of different types of gambling. Harm indicators included financial, emotional, health, and relationship impacts. Contributing data sets produced limit ranges for each gambling indicator and each harm indicator, which were compared. Gender differences in limit ranges were minor. Modal analysis, an assessment of the mean of the upper and lower range limits, indicated that the risk of harm increases if an individual gambles at these levels or greater: $60 to $120 CAD monthly, five to eight times monthly, spends more than 1 to 3% of gross monthly income or plays three to four different gambling types. This study provides further evidence that lower-risk gambling guidelines can be based upon empirically derived limits.

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