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How far can we trust the latest Global Burden of Disease study?

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Professor Tim Stockwell – Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research

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We spoke to Professor Tim Stockwell about the major issues of the study, including: - Why the study has reported 1 million fewer alcohol deaths compared to its 2018 publication, despite no fall in global alcohol consumption - How various biases throw off studies and suggest health benefits of alcohol - Whether we should now distrust the GBD group - and the difficulties of understanding risk

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