Association between the initiation of strong chū-hai consumption and the incidence of hazardous and harmful alcohol use in Japan: An online survey-based cohort study
The initiation of strong chū-hai consumption was associated with the incidence of hazardous and harmful alcohol use. Considering the global increase in sales of ready-to-drink alcoholic beverages, our findings serve as an important caution for policymakers worldwide.
Authors
- Shiori Tsutsumi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0889-8392)
- Ayame Hanada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1621-214X)
- Matthew E. Rossheim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4388-5251)
- Satoshi Funada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8925-2348)
- Tetsuji Minami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4418-0237)
- Ryuhei So
- Tomohiro Shinozaki
- Takahiro Tabuchi
- Takashi Yoshioka
Institutions
- SHOWA Medical University (JP)
- University of North Texas (US)
- University of North Texas Health Science Center (US)
- Tohoku University (JP)
- Keio University (JP)
- Kyoto University (JP)
- Okayama Psychiatric Medical Center (JP)
- National Institute of Health Sciences (JP)
- National Institute of Mental Health (JP)
- National Cancer Research Institute (GB)
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Drug and Alcohol Dependence
- Published
- 2026-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2026.113075
- Primary Topic
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00