Alcohol consumption among 15- to 30-year-olds is characterized by relatively infrequent daily drinking (2.5% of this population), but higher rates of heavy episodic drinking (25.5%) and...

How many deaths are attributable to alcohol consumption in France? Two estimates exist, and they do not take the same factors into account: on the one hand, 23,000 deaths per year are...

Many heavy drinkers set their own drinking limits, which exceed accepted norms. A macho attitude—often rooted in family tradition and largely resistant to prevention efforts—is...

In the name of combating "binge drinking"—an English-language term often used to describe the practice of consuming large amounts of alcohol in a short period of time with the intent to...

Despite a steady decline in average annual consumption of pure alcohol in France since the early 1960s, certain indicators of alcohol use have risen among young people over the past...

People who seek medical care on a given day are at greater risk of excessive alcohol consumption than the rest of the population. Furthermore, this risk is twice as high among unemployed...

Psychosocial influences appear to play a decisive role in young people’s habits and risky behaviors. Young people engage in excessive consumption to test their limits and those of...

Occupational physicians, along with general practitioners, are on the front lines of alcohol prevention in the workplace. Early detection and intervention by these professionals have...

The Health Barometers of the National Institute for Prevention and Health Education (Inpes) provide regular monitoring of epidemiological indicators in the general population. These are...

Over the past seventy years, the issue of young people and alcohol has changed significantly, yet it has always been a priority for public authorities, which have implemented a range of...