Cochrane Johanne, Chen Hanhui, Conigrave Katherine M, Hao Wei
School of Public Health and Disciplines of Medicine and Psychological Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Alcohol Alcohol. 2003 Nov-Dec;38(6):537-42. doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agg111.
Over recent decades there has been a striking increase in alcohol consumption and related problems in China. As China holds over 22% of the world's population this has a significant potential impact on world health. Here we review English- and Chinese-language publications on the prevalence of alcohol consumption and related problems in China, and treatment and control measures to reduce these.
Medline search 1976-2002 and search of the China National Knowledge Infrastructure database 1996-2002.
While alcohol is a traditional part of Chinese life, commercial alcohol production in China has increased more than 50-fold per capita since 1952. In parallel there is evidence of a marked increase in prevalence of alcohol dependence, which has moved from the ninth to the third most prevalent mental illness. The public health response to increase in alcohol-related disorders has commenced but is in need of further development.
There is a need for increased policies and public health programmes to reduce alcohol related harm, and evaluation of outpatient treatment potential.
在最近几十年里，中国的酒精消费及相关问题显著增加。由于中国拥有超过世界22%的人口，这对全球健康有着重大的潜在影响。在此，我们综述了关于中国酒精消费及相关问题的患病率，以及减少这些问题的治疗和控制措施的英文和中文出版物。
检索1976 - 2002年的Medline数据库以及1996 - 2002年的中国国家知识基础设施数据库。
虽然酒精是中国人生活的传统组成部分，但自1952年以来，中国商业酒精产量人均增长了50多倍。与此同时，有证据表明酒精依赖的患病率显著上升，其已从第九大最常见精神疾病升至第三大。针对与酒精相关疾病增加的公共卫生应对措施已经启动，但仍需进一步发展。
需要增加政策和公共卫生项目以减少与酒精相关的危害，并评估门诊治疗潜力。
