title: Reply to the letter to the editor of J. G. Heckmann.
authors.affiliation: Addiction Switzerland, Av. Louis-Ruchonnet 14, 1003, Lausanne, SWITZERLAND; smarmet@addictionsuisse.ch.
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marmet
authors.affiliation: Social and Epidemiological Research (SER) Department, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rehm
authors.affiliation: Addiction Switzerland.
authors.forename: Gerhard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gmel
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000401:mortality*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000401:mortality*; D004066:Digestive System Diseases / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality*