title: [Impact of harmful consumption of alcohol in accident-related mortality and chronic diseases in Mexico].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze alcohol consumption, and its impact on road traffic-related mortality and chronic diseases.
  
  
  METHODS
  Through the analysis of national health surveys, registry of traffic collisions, mortality records and economic surveys, we estimated prevalence, mortality and consumption indicators.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Between 2000 and 2012, alcohol consumption in adolescents remained stable, with a significant increase among adults. Traffic collision rates related with alcohol were 0.36 and 0.58 among adolescents and adults, respectively; 8.4% of the population who suffered traffic injuries was under alcohol effects when the accident occurred. The trend in mortality from two alcohol-attributable diseases has been constant, with an average of 18 000 deaths per year.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Alcohol abuse causes serious health damages. Tax raises to alcohol, along with other policies, could reduce harmful alcohol consumption and its associated mortality.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Investigación sobre Tabaco, Centro de Investigación en Salud Poblacional, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors.forename: Carlos Manuel
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Guerrero-López
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Investigación sobre Tabaco, Centro de Investigación en Salud Poblacional, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors.forename: José Alberto
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Muños-Hernández
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Investigación sobre Tabaco, Centro de Investigación en Salud Poblacional, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors.forename: Belén
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sáenz de Miera-Juárez
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigación en Sistemas de Salud, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pérez-Núñez
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Investigación sobre Tabaco, Centro de Investigación en Salud Poblacional, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors.forename: Luz Myriam
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Reynales-Shigematsu
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000401:mortality* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult