Neglect, family hardships, sexual abuse... These adverse childhood experiences increase the risk of addiction to alcohol and other substances. The more traumas a person experiences, the...

In France, alcohol kills 41,000 people a year, accounting for 7% of deaths among those over 15, particularly among men. Cancer is the leading cause of these deaths, followed by...

Non-alcoholic and low-alcohol beverages are attracting more and more consumers. They often mimic the style of traditional alcoholic beverages and benefit from more flexible advertising...

Alcohol consumption in France, although declining slightly among young people, remains a major public health issue with serious health, social, and economic consequences. Despite its...

In France, efforts to combat the harmful effects of alcohol have progressed slowly: a ban on wine in school cafeterias for children under 6 was introduced in 1956, extended to all...

In 2025, 6,529 emergency department visits within the OSCOUR® network related to cocaine use and 2,096 hospitalizations following those visits were recorded. This represents an average...

Key Points Between the start of mandatory reporting in August 2023 and December 2025, 139 cases of leptospirosis were reported in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. In 2024, the reporting rate in...

Introduction – The diagnostic pathway for autism spectrum disorders (ASD) was the subject of recommendations by the French National Authority for Health (HAS) in 2018, but remains poorly...

Introduction – National prevalence surveys (NPS) of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial treatments in healthcare facilities were conducted in 2017 and 2022 in France. The...