How far can we trust the latest Global Burden of Disease study?
Professor Tim Stockwell – Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research
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