The 2024 Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders is the most recent overview of alcohol consumption, alcohol-related harm and policy responses as well as treatment capacities for alcohol and drug use disorders worldwide from the World Health Organization. It is part of the monitoring and reporting process for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) health target 3.5, which calls on countries to strengthen “the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol”. For the first time, the WHO reported the status of key components of treatment responses to alcohol and drug use disorders. The WHO also proposed a new service capacity index for monitoring the treatment of these disorders. The report offered the way forward for international action to accelerate progress towards achieving SDG health target 3.5.
Publisher: World Health Organization
Year of Publication: 2024